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lucensenior supt. rhoderick armamento, quezon director police says antiilegal gambling

operatives caugt romeo pelaez 52, while collecting STL bets in brgy masin Sur around 10:30

p.m. a city, phils2 suspect bet collector for a ilegal operacion of stl called bookies, is arrested

in police operations in candelaria town in quezon province in sat night police said sun

when frisked, Pelaez also allegedly yielded 1 small plastic sachet of shabu (methamphetamine

hydrochloride) worth P296 in his pocket. mean while, suspected another bookies collector,

rolando arellano, 55, were nabbbed

while collecting lotery Bets in brgy pahinga norte.

the suspects are charge with violation of RA 9287 An Act Increasing the Penalties for Illegal

Numbers Game, Amending Certain Provision of Presidential Act 1602 and for Other Purposes.

pelaez was also charged with posssession of ilegal drugs.

siezed from the suspects are STL bet collection forms and money bets.
police says the arrest suspect fail to produced ligetimate identificcation cards issued buy

pirouette gaming corp., the licensed STL operator the in province, which shows they are

engaged in ilegal operatioon of statesanctioned lottery.

2 illegal bet collectors of

STL nabbed in Quezon
By: Delfin T. Mallari Jr. - @inquirerdotnet
Inquirer Southern Luzon / 10:36 AM July 02, 2017

LUCENA CITY, PhilippinesTwo suspected bet collectors for an illegal operation of

small town lottery (STL), called bookies, were arrested in police operations in
Candelaria town in Quezon province on Saturday night, police said Sunday.

Senior Supt. Rhoderick Armamento, Quezon police director, said anti-illegal

gambling operatives caught Romeo Pelaez, 52, while collecting STL bets in
Barangay (village) Masin Sur around 10:30 p.m.

When frisked, Pelaez also allegedly yielded one small plastic sachet of shabu
(methamphetamine hydrochloride) worth P296 in his pocket.
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Meanwhile, another suspected bookies collector, Rolando Arellano, 55, was

nabbed while collecting lottery bets in Barangay Pahinga Norte.

Seized from the suspects were STL bet collection forms and money bets.

Police said the arrested suspects failed to produce legitimate identification cards
issued by Pirouette Gaming Corp., the licensed STL operator in the province,
which showed they were engaged in illegal operation of state-sanctioned lottery.
The suspects were charged with violation of Republic Act 9287 (An Act Increasing
the Penalties for Illegal Numbers Game, Amending Certain Provision of
Presidential Act 1602 and for Other Purposes). Pelaez was also charged with
possession of illegal drugs. /ra