TANAUAN City, Batangas - Illegal numbers game “jueteng” still exists in Batangas after the arrest of 3 'cubradors' in separate operations here Thursday morning, police said.
Senior Superintendent Alberto Supapo, Batangas police provincial director, identified the suspects as Mercelita Perez,18 of Barangay Poblacion 7; Arcangel Torres, 46 of TM Kalaw St. Poblacion 5; and Nazario Perez, 55 of Barangay Sambat, all in Tanauan City.
Supapo said the suspects were arrested while collecting bets in their respective barangays by elements of the provincial police office's Anti-Illegal Gambling Task Force.
He said the suspects were collecting jueteng bets under the guise of collecting collecting bets for small town lottery (STL).
Police recovered from the suspects 21 of STL (small town lottery) lastillas, 3 booklets of STL collection form, P589.00 bet collection and several gambling paraphernalia.
“We’re still verifying the jueteng operator’s identity, ayaw kasing magsalita ng mga nahuli naming mga kubrador kung kanino sila nagtratrabaho” Supapo said.
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