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Cop arrested in Cebu due to illegal numbers game ops
By ANNA FELICIA BAJO,GMA NewsA cop was arrested in Lahug, Cebu City on Sunday for allegedly being involved in the operation of illegal numbers game in the area, according to the Philippine National Police - Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP - IMEG) on Monday.
Authorities identify the accused cop as Police Staff Sergeant Carlito Tinoy, 41, who was a member of the Central Visayas' 701st Regional Mobile Force Battalion. His alleged cohort, Joven Igam, was also nabbed.
“We have arrested a police non-commissioned officer who has been the subject of persistent reports regarding his involvement in the rampant operations of ‘swertres,’ a banned numbers’ game in his neighborhood despite the order of General Gamboa to stop all forms of illegal gambling activities and the full implementation of the ‘No-Take Policy’ across the country,” PNP - IMEG director Police Colonel Ronald Lee said.
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During the operation, authorities seized from Tinoy some cash worth P4,000, calculator, pen, a booklet containing different number combinations while P500, pen and three pieces of tally sheets of number combinations were confiscated from Igam.
Police said Tinoy's firearm, a 9mm Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol, was also confiscated from him.
The PNP - IMEG is already preparing the charges against the suspects who are now in police custody. —LDF, GMA News