Police arrest 17, including four Japanese, for illegal digging in Zambales

June 1, 2018

Seventeen persons, including four Japanese, were arrested by police on Thursday  after they were caught digging at the west side of Capones Island in Barangay Pundakit, San Antonio town in Zambales Province.

In a report, Senior Inspector Jonathan Bardaje, acting chief of police in San Antonio said a composite team that included members of the municipal disaster risk reduction office arrived at 6:30 am at the mining site.

Recovered from their possession were one compressor set, one generator set, one case metal detector, one grinder, one edger, two exhaust fans. two shovels, one jack hammer, one hand saw, a set of tool box, assorted ropes, one sprayer, one zonar metal detector, 18 pieces GI steel pipes for scaffolding, one pike and one rake.

The suspects are under the custody of the police which will file appropriate charges against them. DMS