ARITAO, Nueva Vizcaya -- Four men were apprehended for transporting undocumented finished G. Melina and Narra furniture that were intercepted at Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) checkpoint in Brgy Calitlitan on Monday morning, July 11.
Report from the Nueva Vizcaya Police Provincial Office identified the suspects as Rommel Pascual @ Rommel, 42; Albert Mananghaya @ RJ, 32 helper, both residents of 312 Calipahan, Talavera, Nueva Ecija.
The other suspects were Mario Ramones @ Jojo, 53, furniture carpenter, and Allan Guillermo @ BUBOT, 38, both residents of Centro 1, San Mateo, Isabela.
On Monday, DENR staff on duty at DENR checkpoint located along Maharlika Highway, Brgy Calitlitan, Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya requested police assistance when they intercepted a white vehicle owned and driven by Rommel Pascual.
The vehicle was loaded with finished products of G Melina and Narra furniture.
The furniture measuring an estimated 310 board feet had a total price of P123,500.
PMaj Oscar G. Abrogena, one of the raiders, had asked for the supporting documents of the intercepted products but the four suspects failed to present any documents.
Confiscated pieces of evidence are now under the custody of the DENR Office.
The accused were subsequently brought to Aritao Police Station for booking procedure while appropriate charges against them are being readied for filing in court, according to Police Executive Master Sgt. Allan T. Jalmasco, investigator-on-case.