ILOILO City – A woman was caught soliciting bets for an illegal numbers game in Barangay Poblacion Ilawod, Passi City.
Policemen took the 43-yer-old Cherry Casamayor to the Passi City police station at around 9:30 a.m. on May 16.
They recovered P160 cash and illegal gambling paraphernalia.
The suspect faces a charge for violation of Republic Act 9287 that prohibits illegal gambling.
Under Section 3 of the law, a person who acts as collector or agent of an illegal numbers game shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment from eight years and one day to 10 years.
Under Section 4, on the other hand, the possession of any gambling paraphernalia and other materials used in the illegal numbers game operation shall be deemed prima facie evidence./PN
