CITY OF CALAPAN––Four fishermen were arrested Monday for illegal fishing in Buenavista town in Marinduque province, according to a report from the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) police office.
The police arrested boat captain Manuelito Mengua, 45; assistant boat captain Marino Jugno, 59; Chanliee Mengua, 27; and Judireck Catamio, 22, all residents of Barangay Caigangan about 6:30 a.m. in Barangay Yook.
Marinduque maritime police (MARPSTA) and Buenavista police, in a seaborne patrol operation, arrested the suspects while illegally fishing with active gear (“makinilya”) about four kilometers away from the shoreline of Yook.
Confiscated from them were a fishing vessel valued at P90,000, a diesel engine valued at P20,000, a set of fishing net valued at P300,000, and fish catch weighing about 60 kilograms valued at P4,800.
The suspects and pieces of evidence were temporarily brought to MARPSTA in Barangay Balanacan in Mogpog town.
The suspects face charges for illegal fishing.