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Police Arrest 22-Year-Old Man for Illegal Gun Possession in San Francisco

Police in Cartagena arrested a 22-year-old man for carrying an unlicensed revolver in the San Francisco neighborhood.

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National Police officers in Cartagena detained a 22-year-old man known by the alias 'Rivera' in the San Francisco neighborhood during a patrol operation. [1] During the search, officers found a Smith & Wesson revolver with a .38 caliber and two live cartridges in the possession of the detained man. [2] The detained man was turned over to the Fiscalía General de la Nación to face charges related to the illegal manufacturing, trafficking, carrying, or possession of firearms and ammunition. [3] Brigadier General Miguel Andrés Camelo Sánchez, commander of the Metropolitan Police of Bucaramanga, stated that the suspects are being investigated for their possible involvement in other thefts recorded in the city. [4] During the chase, the suspects attempted to enter a residence, causing one of them to sustain an open head wound after being attacked by an angry resident. [5] Investigators found burglary tools in a bag belonging to one suspect, including three flathead screwdrivers, a bat, a 'patecabra', a chisel, and a wrench. [6] Police recovered a Smith & Wesson revolver, caliber .38, with five cartridges from one suspect and a trauma pistol with six cartridges from the other. [7] The legal status of the suspect will be defined during preliminary hearings at the Attorney General's Office. [8]
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  1. National Police officers in Cartagena detained a 22-year-old man known by the alias 'Rivera' in the San Francisco neighborhood during a patrol operation. · Caracol Radio
  2. During the search, officers found a Smith & Wesson revolver with a .38 caliber and two live cartridges in the possession of the detained man. · Caracol Radio
  3. The detained man was turned over to the Fiscalía General de la Nación to face charges related to the illegal manufacturing, trafficking, carrying, or possession of firearms and ammunition. · Caracol Radio
  4. Brigadier General Miguel Andrés Camelo Sánchez, commander of the Metropolitan Police of Bucaramanga, stated that the suspects are being investigated for their possible involvement in other thefts recorded in the city. · Vanguardia
  5. During the chase, the suspects attempted to enter a residence, causing one of them to sustain an open head wound after being attacked by an angry resident. · Vanguardia
  6. Investigators found burglary tools in a bag belonging to one suspect, including three flathead screwdrivers, a bat, a 'patecabra', a chisel, and a wrench. · Vanguardia
  7. Police recovered a Smith & Wesson revolver, caliber .38, with five cartridges from one suspect and a trauma pistol with six cartridges from the other. · Vanguardia
  8. The legal status of the suspect will be defined during preliminary hearings at the Attorney General's Office. · Caracol Radio
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