Catarman police apprehended illegal gambler

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
May 8, 2012

CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte  –  PNP PRO 8 being constitutionally tasked of enforcing the law has always been persistent in implementing the Anti-Illegal Gambling Law (Republic Act 9287) which imposes harsher penalties for violators of the law.

On May 4, 2012 at about 9:10 PM, a composite team from Northern Samar Police Provincial Office - Police Special Operations Group and Catarman Police Station led by PSInsp Joseph Abalos Imperial served the search warrant issued by Honorable Jose Ocenar, Presiding Judge of 10th MCTC Catarman-Lope de Vega, Northern Samar for violation of RA 9287 (Philippine law on Illegal Gambling) at the residence of Salvador O. Infante at Annunciation Street, Barangay JP Rizal Catarman, Northern Samar.

It resulted to the arrest of a certain Archie Cui Infante, 32 years old, single, jobless and a resident of said place.

Confiscated from his possession and control were: one (1) Riasograph Machine marked RISO CZ180; Sanyo television; one unit back-up (ES SDO APC); yellow and brown paper with different number combinations; seven (7) rims short bond paper, two (2) paper cutters; Nokia cellphone; seven bundles ¼ sized brown paper with different number combinations; blade cutter; sign pen; USB and bet money amounting to Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Four (P7,854) pesos.

The search was conducted in the presence of Kagawad Arnel Sy and Emil Rosales with a media representative identified as Ma. Cristina Abaral from DYSL Radio.

Subject person together with the confiscated gambling paraphernalia were brought to Northern Samar PPO for proper disposition.