SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan -- A barangay councilman and six others were apprehended for their alleged involvement in ‘tupada’ (Illegal cock fighting )in Brgy Pangalangan, San Carlos City on Thursday.
Virgilio Mondares, 61, councilman of Brgy Pangalangan, San Carlos City, along with Romy Ventura, 50, Ernesto Benitez, 63, pot maker; Dionisio De Guzman, 69, Marlon Soriano, 43, a construction worker, and Elmar Jimenez, 20, vendor, were arrested for taking part in the illegal cockfighting.
The Pangasinan Provincial Police Office reported it had confiscated one live fighting cock, four dead fighting cocks, one gaff and money bets of different denominations amounting to P1750.
Suspect will be charged with Violation of PD 1602 (Anti- illegal gambling operation) and violation of PD 449 (Cockfighting Law).
Meanwhile, Police authorities in San Carlos City arrested a certain Sam Rondulos in a checkpoint and confiscated two heat-sealed transparent sachets of suspected shabu around 2:00 p.m. on April 14.