As of 7:15 a.m. a caliber .45, a shotgun and 2 grenades ang natagpuan sa loob mismo ng bahay ni Arnold Padilla, a businessman who recently made headlines for "bullying" traffic enforcers near his home in Barangay Magallanes.
"Meron siyang 5 baril na lisensiyado pero last April ay ni-revoke iyon ng Firearms Office dahil nagsubmit siya ng fake drug test result,"ayon kay National Capital Region Police Office Chief Dir. Guillermo Eleazar.
Illegal pospossession of firearms and explosives ang inaasahan na maikakaso kay Padilla.
Ang ginawang search operation ay walang koneksyon sa bullying incident na kinasangkutan ni Padilla ayon kay Eleazar.
"'Yung ating case build up started even before na siya ay nakasama sa viral incident. At least 30 na complaints ang finile ng mga kapitbahay dahil sa kanilang pagiging siga sa lugar na ito," Eleazar said.
Padilla is also facing charges for allegedly murdering his own mother and sister in December 2010.
"Sinampahan siya ng kaso ng kaniyang pinsan dahil sa pagkamatay ng kaniyang kapatid at nanay na pinadalhan ng mga granada," Eleazar said.
Padilla allegedly killed his kin over inheritance issues. The bombs were supposedly wrapped as gifts and were given in time for Christmas.