Elements of the Raxabago Police Station 1 in Tondo, Manila conducted simultaneous police operations on Friday that resulted to the arrest of three men for the illegal possession of firearms, four for illegal gambling,five for violation of Sec. 819 R.O. (Half-Naked) among others.
The three men were identified as Jerkel Gonzales, 32 years old and a resident of Bldg. 6 Permanent Housing, Barangay 128, Tondo, Manila; Ruben Lukban, 32, of Radial Road 10, Harbour Center, Barangay 128, Tondo, Manila; and Ruberto Ballentes, 52, of 300 Coral St., Barangay 119, Tondo, Manila.
Recovered from them were two pieces of improvised shotgun both with a single round of a 12 gauge cartridge and one caliber .38 revolver.
Four more were apprehended after being caught playing an illegal card game. They were identified by police as Orlando De Guzman, 40, of Coral St., Tondo. Manila; Richen Grabello, 26, of Magsaysay St., Tondo, Manila; Mac Aris Abril, 27, of Kamias St., Tondo, Manila; and Jomar Pablo, 31, of Rawis Compound, Tondo, Manila.
Five more were collared namely Raymond Flores, 31, Mark Magallanes, 26, Ronel Mondido, 20, Rolando Palomeras, 42, and Danilo Alim, 41 who were all walking in public without wearing upper garments. (Dhel Nazario)
