28/05/2026
LOOK: Personnel of the City Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) arrested two individuals in separate anti- illegal gambling operations on May 23, 2026, for alleged violation of Republic Act 9287, or the law penalizing illegal numbers games such as βSwertres.β
The first operations was conducted at around 12:40 P.M. in Zone Sibuyas, Barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City, which resulted in the arrest of alias Rogelio, a resident of the area.
MCPO personnel caught the suspect acting as an Usher for the illegal numbers game βSwertres.β
Recovered from his possession were a paper stub containing handwritten number combinations, a black ballpen, and cash proceeds amounting to P 120.00 in different denominations.
In a separate operations at around 6:48 P.M. in Sitio Nawanao, Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City, police arrested alias Marvin, who is presently residing in the area, also for allegedly engaging in illegal βSwertresβ operations.
Seized from the suspect were a paper stub with handwritten number combinations, a black ballpen, and cash proceeds amounting to P 110.00.
Both suspects were informed of the nature of their arrest and their constitutional rights in a dialect known to them.
The operations were conducted as part of the intensified campaign against illegal gambling by the MCPO- City Intelligence Unit, under the command of Police Colonel Cirilo B. Acosta Jr.
Acosta reiterated the police forceβs commitment to curbing illegal gambling activities in Mandaue City.
βWe will continue to intensify our operations against all forms of illegal gambling in order to maintain peace and order in the community. We also encourage the public to cooperate with authorities and report any unlawful activities in their areas,β Acosta said.
