Chinese nabbed in NAIA for gun found in DVD player box

The dismantled gun (left), and Ong (right).

A Chinese national was prevented from boarding his flight by the Philippine National Police  – Aviation Security Group (PNP-ASG) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 following the discovery of a dismantled short firearm placed in the box of a DVD player in his belongings.

Supt. Alex Lim, Chief PNP Aviation Security Group in Terminal 1, identified the suspect as O. Chen, 29, Chinese national, who was barred from boarding  a China Southern flight bound for Guangzhou, China.

According to Lim, Chen was intercepted by the PNP-ASG personnel after the latter entered the departure entrance and passed through the security x-ray machine and placed his carton box at 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 5.

Lim said  that when Ong’s carton box passed through the x-ray,  the dismantled short firearm was discovered.

A personnel from the Office for Transportation Security (OTS)  seized Chen’s  baggage and opened it in the presence of the PNP-ASG personnel. The box  yielded a DVD player, where the short firearm was placed.

Chen was brought to the PNP-ASG NCR office for investigation.

He told investigators that  a person entrusted the package to him, but he did not know what it contained. The police arrested him.

The Chinese national is now detained at the PNP-ASG-NCR headquarters pending the filing of violation of  R.A. 10591 or illegal possession of firearms and ammunition before the Pasay Prosecutor’s office.