Illegal e-sabong operations busted by PNP in Negros Occidental

An illegal operation of e-sabong in a farm in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental was discovered by the Philippine National Police (PNP) Negros Island Region as authorities target to serve an arrest warrant against a wanted individual.

According to John Consulta’s report on “24 Oras” on Thursday, PNP Regional Special Operations Group Negros Island Region failed to find the target individual, but they found several dead cocks and a studio with lights and computers for e-sabong operations.

“Mayroon tayong intelligence information na ang isang most wanted person ay nagtatago sa farm na ito. He’s pretending to be one of the workers. Kaya nagkasa tayo ng isang joint operation. Bigla na lang nagtakbuhan ang mga tao…Hinabol ng ating mga police, nakita nila mayroon palang ongoing na online sabong sa area,” said PNP Negros Island Region regional director Police Brigadier Gen. Romano Cardiño.

(We received intelligence information that a most wanted person was hiding out on this farm. He’s pretending to be one of the workers, so we launched a joint operation. Suddenly, people started running... Our police officers gave chase and discovered that there was an ongoing online cockfight in the area.)

More than 100 live fighting cocks were also found by the authorities. Other cockfight items were found.

“Mayroon tayong naabutan na apat na tao na nandoon. Sila ay kakasuhan natin ng violation of Presidential Decree 1602 in relation to Section 6 of Republic Act 10175,” said Cardiño.

(We caught four individuals at the scene. We will be filing charges against them for violation of Presidential Decree 1602 in relation to Section 6 of Republic Act 10175.)

GMA News is trying to reach out to the four arrested individuals.

The PNP Negros Island Region will also file charges against the owner of the compound where the illegal e-sabong operations were discovered. —Vince Angelo Ferreras/LDF, GMA News