00:00Many guns were confiscated by the National Bureau of Investigation in an exclusive village in Muntinlupa City.
00:07It was found that the guns were not taken from the Filipinos, but from more than 10 Chinese nationals.
00:14Isaiah Mirafuentes is the center of the news.
00:18Hands up! Hands up!
00:21FBI!
00:23A hidden gun, bullet, and bullet vest.
00:27This was confiscated by the National Bureau of Investigation
00:30to 12 Chinese nationals in 3 separate townhouses outside Muntinlupa.
00:37Open! FBI! Open!
00:40The NBI arrested the Chinese nationals
00:43after there was a violation of their illegal activity.
00:46Based on the investigation, the Chinese have been living in townhouses for 2 years.
00:52Based on the location, there are 3 vehicles that also contain guns.
00:57It became difficult to arrest the suspects because they are big.
01:02See that these are wheel belt individuals.
01:06Young. Relatively young.
01:09And the firearms seized by the NBI,
01:15you will notice some of them have tampered serial numbers.
01:19Some have defaced serial numbers.
01:22The foreigners refused to give a statement.
01:25Do you have any statement about the arrest?
01:29Sir, how long have you been here in the Philippines?
01:32The NBI is asking if the foreigners have a military background.
01:36They are also investigating where the weapons seized came from and where they are used.
01:42We want to check if the passport is real and then later on the entries there.
01:47But we had only this morning and later on.
01:52We brought it to the fiscal.
01:54So give us a little time, we will be able to check this.
01:58As soon as we are able to get in touch with the...
02:01We already informed the embassy on the fact of the arrest.
02:04The NBI will also consult other agencies like PAOK
02:08to find out if the weapons seized were used by other criminals.
02:13Isaiah Mirafuentes for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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