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BAGUIO CITY: Around 16 alleged jueteng bet collectors were arrested
by operatives of the Baguio City Police Office Intelligence Unit
shortly after lunch in Lower Brookside on Friday.
Jueteng bet collections in different dominations
and other paraphernalia’s were also confiscated from the alleged
jueteng bet collectors, according to BCPO Intelligence Unit head
Supt. Andrew Cayat.
Cayat said the he immediately formed a team
after receiving information from concerned citizens of the presence
of suspected persons involved in the illegal numbers game,
particularly jueteng.
Initial investigations revealed that majority of
the arrested persons are not Baguio residents as they claimed to be
from central Luzon.
A police operative said the operation of jueteng
is in a form of “guerrila” scheme or not an organized one.
Police officers requested the cooperation of the
community in its fight against all forms of illegal gambling by
reporting suspicious activities within their respective barangays.
Ranking officers of the Cordillera police
regional command have informed all police unit commanders in the
entire region that the “1-2-3 strike” policy on jueteng remains
in effect.
-- Harley F. Palangchao
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