Four people were arrested Saturday after operatives from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Bacolod City conducted an entrapment operation along BS Aquino Drive in the city’s Barangay Villamonte. Police identified the arrested as Mary Grace Alojipan, Janice Fernandez, George Chua, and Ricardo Uy.

Based on a report released by CIDG-Bacolod, the suspects sold a container of ethyl alcohol for P3,900 when it is supposed to be priced at P2,973.

Operatives seized 25 400-liter ethyl alcohol containers.

The four face charges in violation of RA 7581, or the Price Act./DGB, WDJ