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BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO
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Monday, February 20, 2017
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ILOILO City – A barangay councilman suspected to be involved in the illegal numbers game “bookies” was arrested in Barangay Sta. Ana, Estancia, Iloilo.
Romel Castro, 41, was a councilman of Barangay Poblacion, Batad, Iloilo. He and suspected “bookies” collector Leomar Malaga, 37, of Barangay Anoring, Sara town were detained at the Estancia police station on Feb. 13.
The police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) carried out the arrests. Castro was a suspected sales supervisor or comptroller of “bookies” in the 5th and 4th districts of Iloilo.
According to SOG’s Chief Inspector Charlie Sustento, the suspects were arrested around 1:30 p.m. after his men received information that the two were soliciting bets.
The police recovered P1,446 in various denominations, pens and other gambling paraphernalia.
Panay News sources said the suspects’ financier was from the town of Batad and that they were under the group of a former 4th District mayor now engaged in illegal gambling./PN
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