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MANILA, Philippines – Nine persons were arrested on Thursday night for illegally selling broadband modems purportedly of a telecom company.
In a report from the Southern Police District (SPD), the suspects were identified as Jeffrey Abalos, 22; John Reymart Abalos, 25; Jericho Abalos, 21; Jonathan Abalos, 21; Richard Solomon, 20; Patrick Calangian, 26; Marlon Abalos, 39; Elpedia Abalos, 44; and Dionisio Abalos, 52.
They were collared through a follow-up operation by members of Makati police at Brgy. San Roque in Quezon City. Seized from the suspects were 768 units Globe LTE modem worth around P668,600.
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According to police, they obtained information about the suspects from a certain Norman Tagalan, who was earlier arrested by a security investigator from Globe Telecom.
Police said the suspects will be charged for violating Republic Act No. 8484 or the Access Devices Regulation Act of 1998. /kga