ILOILO City – A village councilman was caught soliciting bets from the illegal numbers game “bookies.”
The 62-year-old Pepito Avelino was arrested in Barangay Infante, Molo district around 1 p.m. on Friday, a police report showed.
Recovered from his possession were P1,161 bet money and gambling paraphernalia, the report added.
The suspect was detained in the lockup facility of the Molo police station.
Charges for violation of Presidential Decree 1602, which prescribes stiffer penalties for illegal gambling will be filed against Avelino./PN
