23 nabbed in Ilocos anti-jueteng drive

CAMP FLORENDO, La Union –  Twenty three persons involved in jueteng were arrested in Poblacion West, Umingan, Pangasinan as Senior Supt. Moro Virgilio M. Lazo, officer in charged fo regional police said they were stepping up drive against the illegal numbers game.

Lazo said,  personnel of Umingan Police Station, Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division and Regional Public Safety Battalion 1 apprehended the suspects identified as Basilla Domingo, Jose Tabada,Mateo Barientos, Marcelo Vidal, Eduardo Cortez, of Poblacion West; Arcenio Galelta and Amado Castillo of Nancalabasaan; Edgardo Prepose, Corzillo Siblang and Rorego Santaroza of Cuardanetaan; Rodrigo Ramos and Nicole Abad of Luna Este; Rolando Pascua, Renato Operana,  and Fredo Organo of Maseil-seil; Lucena Tolentino and Elsa Bedro of Poblacio East; Juana Tamayo and Cristy Bello of Villa Bantug, all in Umingan.

He said, three suspects identified as Aljade Ramos, Mark James Ramos and Nestor Gonzales are residents of Rosario, Batangas, while Alay Austria is from Paniqui, Tarlac.

 The 23 suspects were caught in the house of Basilla Domingo, 85, widow, while they are remitting and consolidating bets.

 The raiding team confiscated cash money amounting to P8,322.00 and jueteng paraphernalia.

Confiscated items and arrested suspects were brought to Umingan Police Station for documentation and case for violation of Republic Act 9287 were being prepared against the suspects.