ILOILO City – A suspected bet collector for an illegal numbers game was arrested on Monday in Barangay Bacjawan Sur, Concepcion, Iloilo.
The 29-year-old resident Leo Dela Peña was detained in the lockup cell of the Concepcion police station.
Officers caught him soliciting bets for “bookies” at 8 a.m., a police report showed.
Bet money worth P210 and gambling paraphernalia were recovered from him.
Dela Peña faces a charge for violation of Republic Act 9287, “An Act Increasing the Penalties for Illegal Numbers Games.”/PN
