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PNP ARRESTS 2 IN ₱4.3-M ILLEGAL LPG REFILLING OPS IN PANGASINAN

The Philippine National Police, under the leadership of PNP Chief PGEN Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., successfully carried out an enforcement operation that led to the arrest of two individuals involved in an alleged illegal liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) refilling activity in Barangay Don Montano, Umingan, Pangasinan.

Acting on a Search Warrant for violation of Republic Act No. 11592, or the “LPG Industry Regulation Act,” operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Pangasinan Provincial Field Unit conducted the operation from 4:30 PM to 11:00 PM on April 27, 2026 at a commercial LPG refilling facility.

Two suspects were arrested on-site, while seven other individuals—composed of three females and four males, including one identified as a security guard —were not present during the implementation of the search warrant. They have since been identified, and follow-up manhunt operations are ongoing to locate and arrest them.

Recovered during the operation were two units of refilling heads with final weighing scale, ten additional units of refilling heads with weighing scale, one motor compressor, one pump motor, and three illegally refilled LPG cylinders. The total value of confiscated items reached PhP4,340,000.00. All arrested suspects and seized evidence were brought to CIDG Pangasinan PFU for documentation and proper legal proceedings.

The operation reflects the PNP’s continuing campaign against unauthorized LPG refilling activities that pose serious risks to public safety and consumer protection. This is aligned with the PNP Focused Agenda, a transformation framework aimed at strengthening police service delivery, with emphasis on enhanced managing police operations and active community support in addressing illegal and hazardous commercial practices.

PNP Chief PGEN Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. underscored the firm stance of the organization against illegal and unsafe commercial operations.

“We will continue to intensify our operations against individuals and groups engaged in illegal activities that endanger public safety and consumer welfare,” said PGEN Nartatez Jr.

“Hindi po namin palalampasin ang mga ganitong uri ng gawain. Asahan ng publiko ang tuloy-tuloy na aksyon ng PNP laban sa mga lumalabag sa batas,” he added.

As the PNP intensifies its campaign against illegal commercial and regulated industry violations under the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., it continues to assure the public of “Bagong PNP para sa Bagong Pilipinas: Serbisyong mabilis, tapat, at nararamdaman.”

(PNP-PIO)

RELENTLESS LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS IN PAMPANGA YIELD MULTIPLE ARRESTS; ₱82,960 WORTH OF SHABU

City of San Fernando, Pampanga – The Pampanga Police Provincial Office (PPO), under the leadership of PCOL EUGENE M MARCELO, Provincial Director, recorded a series of significant law enforcement accomplishments on April 28, 2026, following coordinated operations conducted by various police units across the province.

In Lubao, at around 9:00 AM, joint operatives of the Lubao Municipal Police Station (MPS) and the 302nd Maneuver Company, RMFB3, arrested a wanted person during the service of a warrant of arrest in Barangay Calangain. The operation was conducted by tracker teams implementing a court-issued warrant.

In the City of San Fernando, at about 4:30 PM, operatives of San Fernando CPS, in coordination with the PPO Warrant Section, arrested a wanted person for robbery in an inhabited house in Barangay San Agustin. Later at 11:02 PM, a separate anti-illegal drug buy-bust operation conducted by San Fernando CPS Intel/SDEU resulted in the arrest of two drug suspects and the seizure of approximately ten (10) grams of suspected shabu with an estimated Standard Drug Price (SDP) of ₱68,000.00.

In Minalin, at about 6:15 PM, a buy-bust operation conducted by Minalin MPS resulted in the arrest of a drug suspect and the confiscation of approximately 2.2 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated value of ₱14,960.00.

In Magalang, at about 8:35 PM, a wanted person was arrested by warrant personnel and intelligence operatives for Estafa during the service of a warrant of arrest in Barangay Sta. Lucia.

“These accomplishments reflect the relentless and coordinated efforts of Pampanga PPO in enforcing the law across the province, in line with the PNP Focused Agenda. The arrest of wanted persons, seizure of illegal drugs and counterfeit to***co products, and withdrawal of support highlight sustained peace and order initiatives. These results underscore effective intelligence-driven operations and inter-agency collaboration in ensuring public safety," PCOL MARCELO said.