MANILA, Philippines — Authorities arrested four suspects in separate buy-bust operations on Monday for allegedly selling fake liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Manila, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said in a news release on Wednesday.
The arrests stemmed from the complaint of one of the representatives of an LPG corporation.
A raid on an LPG store in Lacson Avenue, Sampaloc, Manila, led to the arrest of Jhonnifer Cuevas Peduca, 39, and Joel Salavador Estonilo, 30, police said.
A sack containing fake bulb seals and six empty LPG tanks and three filled LPG tanks has been seized from them.
Also nabbed were suspects Ronald Abela, 43; and Patrick Pedrosa, 20, during an operation in an LPG store in Sta. Mesa Manila, where 32 pieces of 11-kilogram “uncertified, uncalibrated and unsafe” LPG tanks were confiscated.
The suspects are facing criminal charges for violations of Republic Act 8293 also known as the Intellectual Property Code.
The suspects were placed under custody while documents were being prepared for presentation during inquest proceedings. Alyssa Joy Quevedo, INQUIRER.net trainee
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