Counterfeit money seized in Manila raid; 3 nabbed

FAKE BILLS Manila police show the fake peso bills seized from three suspects during a raid in Sampaloc. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ

Three suspects were arrested on Sunday during a raid on a residential area in Sampaloc, Manila, where counterfeit money was being manufactured. Arrested at 11:40 a.m at Loyola and Valencia streets were Paolo Guevara, 35, Francis Tuwaly, 27, and Datu Haron Mangundatu, 34. Also confiscated from them during the raid were fake titles, printed P1,000 bills, and tea bags with suspected marijuana leaves and various drug paraphernalia. Also seized were senior citizen identification cards and booklets. —Jodee A. Agoncillo