Cebu City Policeman Arrested Over Illegal Cockfight
CEBU CITY POLICEMAN – A policeman in Cebu City was arrested on Sunday afternoon (June 21) after he was involved in an illegal cockfighting.
According to SunStar, three civilians were also arrested along with the said cop, identified as Staff Sergeant Charlito Sanchez Tinoy, when the cops stormed an illegal cockfight in Sudlon, Cebu City.
Philippine National Police (PNP) Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) director Brigadier General Ronald Lee said that the arrested cop was assigned at the Regional Personnel Holding Accounting Section of the Central Visayas Regional Police Office.
Tinoy was previously arrested for illegal gambling. As for the other three civilians arrested, they were identified as Jojo Ombos Mainit, Frederick Jacalan Vosotros, and Lando Sabanal Calumba.
Based on the report, the arrest was made after concerned citizens reported the said illegal activity to the cops.
“We’re intensifying our monitoring of policemen involved in all forms of illegal activities and assure the public that we will apprehend them as soon as we have built enough evidence against them. We must make it clear that General (Archie) Gamboa has a strict zero-tolerance policy against police officers who continue to tarnish the good reputation and image of the majority of the police force,”
Recovered from them were cockfighting paraphernalia which includes gaffs, cash bets and several fighting roosters.
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