Camp BGen Efigenio C Navarro, Calapan City – The Occidental Mindoro Police Provincial Office arrested six (6) individuals in an anti-illegal gambling operation in Sta. Cruz, Occidental Mindoro on January 11, 2024.

The police report reveals that personnel from Sta. Cruz Municipal Police Station arrested alias “Fernando” (55); alias “Reynilyn” (23); alias “Precy” (48); alias “Lenny” (40); alias “Roselyn” (42); and alias “Marjorie” (22), for their alleged involvement in the illegal gambling activity (card game ‘bet game’) in Sitio Wawa, Brgy. Poblacion 1, Sta. Cruz, Occidental Mindoro at around 3:45 PM.

The authorities confiscated one set of playing cards, bet money amounting to PhP340, and other paraphernalia from the suspects’ possession.

The arrested suspects are now under police custody pending the filing of charges for the violation of Presidential Decree No. 1602.