3 young men nabbed for hauling logs in van

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Police intercepted a white L-300 van here
loaded with Benguet pine and hauled to jail three young men inside the vehicle.

Police said the van bearing plate number WPL 850 was registered under Steel Centre Philippines Inc with office address at 120 Amang Rodriguez Ave, Pasig City.

Arrested were driver Sherwin Blas y Albin, 20, of Atok and passengers Rustom P. Ngiyos, 23 and Mark B. Bongsiw, 23, both of Bokod, all towns of Benguet.

The vehicle loaded with assorted lumber composed of around 200 pieces was traversing the Halsema Highway towards Baguio City when intercepted.

The suspects were detained at the La Trinidad jail while cases for violation of Presidential Decree PD 705 on illegal logging was prepared against them.

This, as police also confiscated illegal lumber at Bangao, Buguias, Benguet July 17.

The police team, led by SPO4 Domingo Serafin were on patrol when they noticed pine lumber piled along the road.

The 82 pieces of pine lumber valued at P12,133 were turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources town office personnel Godfrey Cawis and Beatrice Kollin.