5 NABBED OVER TONG-ITS IN BANGUED, ABRA

May 30, 2021 Police Patrol

CAMP MAJOR BADO DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – five individuals caught in the act of playing “tong-its” were arrestedin Linasin Zone 1, Bangued, Abra on May 27, 2021.
Based on reports from the Abra PPO, an anti-illegal gambling operation was conducted by joint operatives of the CIDG, Bangued MPS and Abra PPO following a report by a concerned citizen about an ongoing gambling activity in the said place.
The operation resulted in the arrest of one operator identified as Nora Balderas Baniago, 49 and four bettors namely, Marilou Sison Martinez, 41; Rogie Sales Queza, 46; Efren Albarade Tejero, 52; and Reynaldo Cristobal Batallones, 41.
Operatives seized from them bet money in different denominations and two decks of playing cards.
Arrested suspects were brought to CIDG Abra for documentation before being turned over to Bangued MPS for appropriate charges to be filed against them.
Further, according to Bangued MPS, the intensive information drive thru different police and community engagements has positively affected the residents as they have been actively supporting the anti-criminality campaign by reporting illegal activities in their communities.
(PROCOR-PIO)