Illegal LPG worth P1.3M seized in Bacolod City
In a statement, CIDG said refilled and empty butane canisters,12 improvised refilling machines, 92 empty LPG tanks, and 3 filled LPG tanks were confiscated during the operation at Hacienda Elisa in Barangay Granada.
The operation also led to the arrest of five men, who were caught selling the allegedly illegally refined butane canisters from LPG tanks.
They were charged before the National Prosecution Service for violation of Batas Pambansa 33, or An Act Defining and Penalizing Certain Prohibited Acts Inimical to the Public Interest and National Security Involving Petroleum and/or Petroleum Products, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 1865.
'I commend the CIDG Negros Island Region (NIR) Regional Field Unit for their swift, and responsive police service led to the arrest of the suspects and confiscation of allegedly Illegally LPG products," CIDG Director Police Brigadier General Christopher Abrahano said.
"This operation is not just about enforcement – it saves lives. Each illegally refilled canister is a potential threat," he added. —Mariel Celine Serquiña/ VAL, GMA Integrated News
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Authorities seized illegal liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) products worth P1.3 million in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said Tuesday. In a statement, CIDG said refilled and empty butane canisters,12 improvised refilling machines, 92 empty LPG tanks, and 3 filled LPG tanks were confiscated during the operation at Hacienda Elisa in Barangay Granada. The operation also led to the arrest of five men, who were caught selling the allegedly illegally refined butane canisters from LPG tanks. They were charged before the National Prosecution Service for violation of Batas Pambansa 33, or An Act Defining and Penalizing Certain Prohibited Acts Inimical to the Public Interest and National Security Involving Petroleum and/or Petroleum Products, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 1865. 'I commend the CIDG Negros Island Region (NIR) Regional Field Unit for their swift, and responsive police service led to the arrest of the suspects and confiscation of allegedly Illegally LPG products," CIDG Director Police Brigadier General Christopher Abrahano said. "This operation is not just about enforcement – it saves lives. Each illegally refilled canister is a potential threat," he added. —Mariel Celine Serquiña/ VAL, GMA Integrated News
