Manila, Feb. 26 -- Two foreign nationals were arrested Wednesday night for the alleged illegal sale of firearms in Pasay City.

According to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday, the two - a 39-year-old Chinese national and a 33-year-old Taiwanese national - were arrested during a buy-bust operation.

The operation was launched after police received an intelligence report that a foreign national known by the alias Lucy was selling unregistered firearms in the southern part of Metro Manila.

Seized during the operation were one 9mm revolver, three live 9mm ammunition, a marked buy-bust money consisting of a genuine one-thousand-peso bill mixed with boodle money, two mobile phones, and a pouch bag.

The inventory of confiscated ...