Manila, May 27 -- Police operatives arrested three persons, including a tabloid reporter, for alleged illegal trade of firearms and ammunition in Makati City, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Tuesday.

In a press conference at the Southern Police District (SPD) headquarters in Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City, NCRPO Director Maj. Gen. Anthony Aberin said the suspects also include a relative of a non-winning councilor candidate of Makati City, and a building maintenance worker.

The SPD-District Special Operations Unit operatives arrested the suspects in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Guadalupe Nuevo in Makati City on Monday.

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