By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan
MANILA – The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) confiscated PHP25 million worth of illegal liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders in Caloocan City.
In a press release on Sunday, CIDG chief Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III said the confiscation at LPG Refilling Station in Barangay 163, Sta. Quiteria on Friday was backed by a search warrant issued by a Caloocan court for unauthorized sale and distribution of petroleum products.
Eight employees were arrested but none of the company’s owners were present.
The police seized large and small filling scales, hoses, nozzles, and trucks used for illegal refilling and transport.
The suspects face charges under Batas Pambansa 33 (Act defining and penalizing certain prohibiting acts inimical to the public interest and national security) and Republic Act 11592 (LPG Industry Regulation Act). (PNA)
