SANTA MARIA, Bulacan – Bulacan police discovered an undocumented cigarette warehouse in Barangay Parada here and arrested seven persons including three Chinese nationals on Wednesday afternoon.
Police report said that Niño Castillo who was wearing a PNP athletic short was walking in Barangay San Vicente-Muzon Road was spotted by chance by the 4th maneuver platoon roving patrol, 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC) of the Bulacan Police Provincial Office (PPO).
When asked by patroling operatives why Castillo was wearing the kind of short, instead of answering he question, Castillot immediately went inside a warehouse where police discovered three Filipino workers and three Chinese nationals, without face masks, loading packs of Mighty and Moon cigarettes in a truck.
They were identified as Jianju Chen; Jiancai Shi; Wuzhi Hi, all Chinese nationals; Cris Rosales y Sigador; Elmer And y Artoza; Niño Castillo y Talha; and Julio Domalaon y Agiva.The report added the police officers sought the assistance of the Joint Inspection Team of Sta Maria Municipal Business Permit and Licensing Office, led by Richard Clemente and coordinated with the local police station to conduct inspection and verification of the G20 Environmental Solutions Group warehouse located in Barangay Parada in this town. The warehouse was allegedly owned by a certain Estella Nepumuceno of Barangay San Gabriel also of said town.
The inspection team asked for the warehouse’s business permits and documents but the caretakers failed to show any documents. The suspects were arrested and brought to the local police station for proper disposition.
Bulacan Police director PCol Lawrence Cajipe said the warehouse is being guarded by elements o the 2nd PMFC led by Lt. Salvador Ricafort Jr.
Meanwhile, the Bulacan police has coordinated with the Bureau of Customs and Mighty Cigarette Corp. for the verification of the documents of the said cigarette packs.