The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now looking into the possibility of a crime syndicate operating to take advantage of the soaring oil prices through illegal trade via fuel pilferage, or locally referred to as “paihi.” This, after police busted another group allegedly selling fuel during...
Three individuals involved in the theft of diesel fuel from a dump truck in Barangay Palapala, San Ildefonso, were arrested by Bulacan police operatives on Wednesday, April 8. According to San Ildefonso police chief Lt. Col. Gilmore A. Wasin, the incident occurred around 1:43 a.m. at a construction...
Police investigators are digging deeper to identify all the financiers in the illegal trade of P9.75 million worth of diesel in Navotas City where nine people were arrested on Tuesday, April 7. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said he already...
It all started with a raw information from a tipster and ended with the police confiscating 65,000 liters of diesel allegedly being sold illegally—and take note, with free delivery package deal. The confiscation of the petroleum product worth around P9.7 million, along with a tanker and a cargo...
CANDELARIA, Quezon – Twelve individuals were arrested and large quantities of stolen gasoline were seized during the implementation of a search warrant in a warehouse in Barangay Santa Catalina Sur here on Jan.27. Police said the suspects were apprehended for alleged involvement in “paihi” or...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has stepped up its nationwide campaign against smuggling and illicit trade following the seizure of P15.1 million worth of petroleum products and cigarettes from suspected smugglers in Batangas and Quezon provinces, Acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio...
