4. Based on intelligence reports that respondent was maintaining his
own `private army' at his aforesaid resident, P/Insp. Ronaldo O. Lee of
the Philippine National Police assigned with the Intelligence Command
at Camp Crame, applied for and was granted search warrant no. 95147 by Branch 37 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila on 5 May
1995. A copy of the said search warrant is attached as Annex "A"
hereof.
5. In compliance with said search warrant no. 95-147, an elite
composite team of the PNP Intelligence Command, Criminal
Investigation Service (CIS), and Bulacan Provincial Command,
backed up by the Philippine National Police Special Action Force,
accompanied by mediamen who witnessed and recorded the search
by video and still cameras, raided the house of respondent Florentino
Blanco at his stated address at Bancal, Meycauayan, Bulacan.
6. Enclosed as Annex "A-1" is a video tape taken of the proceedings
during the raid.
7. The composite team was able to enter the said premises of
respondent Florentino Blanco where they conducted a search of the
subject firearms and ammunition.
8. The search resulted in the arrest of six (6) men who were found
carrying various high powered firearms without any license or
authority to use or possess such long arms. These persons
composing respondent's `private army,' and the unlicensed firearms
are as follows:
A. Virgilio Luna y Valderama 1. PYTHOM (sic) Cal. 347 SN 26946 with six (6) Rounds of Ammo.
2. INGRAM M10 Cal. 45 MP with Suppressor SN: 45457
with two (2) Mags and 54 Rounds of Ammo.
B. Raymundo Bahala y Pon 1. HKMP5 Sn. C334644 with two (2) Mags and 47 Rounds of Ammo.