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Maj. Malu Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson (PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) reported on Wednesday the confiscation of 32 loose firearms, 31 arrests, and one death of a suspect in the one-week Simultaneous Anti-Criminality and Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) conducted from June 20 to 27 this year. Maj. Malu Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, in an interview, said the one-week intensified drive is also a move to address the problem of the previously reported violence and incidents that involved the use of unlicensed firearms. "From the given period, the province of Albay has the most numbered of undocumented firearms confiscated with 11, followed by Masbate with 10; Camarines Sur with 5; Camarines Norte and Sorsogon with 2 each while in Catanduanes and Naga City with one each," Calubaquib said. A total of 134 pieces of ammunition were seized during the operation. Of those individuals arrested, 11 were from Albay; Masbate-8; Camarines Su ....