By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga
An illegal gambling den was raided by joint members of the Regional Special Operations Task Group-18 (RSOTG-18) at Sitio Cogon, Barangay San Jose, Tanjay City, Negros Oriental, Tuesday afternoon, leading to the arrest of 52-year-old Roquesa Reyes, a resident of Barangay Cogon in the said city.
Tanjay City police chief, Police Superintendent Bonifacio Tecson, said the suspect acted as a coordinator for illegal gambling and was monitored for several weeks prior to the operation.
After collecting enough evidence, police conducted the operation which ultimately led to her arrest.
Police recovered several papers with illegal numbers game combinations, five betting stubs, and suspected illegal gambling proceeds amounting to P1,700.
Reyes is facing illegal gambling charges, and is detained at the Tanjay City Police Station./WDJ