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49 arrested for illegal gambling in Calabarzon

Ed Amoroso - The Philippine Star
February 18, 2020 | 12:00am

CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines — At least 49 people were arrested in simultaneous police operations against illegal gambling in Calabarzon yesterday.

Police said 22 were apprenhended in Cavite, eight in Laguna, two in Batangas, 16 in Rizal and three in Quezon for involvement in illegal cockfighting, bookies and jueteng, among other illegal numbers game.

The police chiefs of San Pablo City, Laguna and Lian and San Juan in Batangas were relieved from their post for failing to stop illegal gambling in their area.

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