MARIVELES, Bataan — Two men engaged in wildlife trafficking were arrested by joint personnel of the Bataan Maritime Police Station and the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources in entrapment operations in Barangay Dolores, City of San Fernando on Aug. 16.
BMPS chief Major Leoncio P Alcantara, Jr. identified the suspects as Arjay Villaluz y Santos of Barangay Digmada, Bongabon, Nueva Ecija and Eugene Calilong y La Peña of 98 D. Gonzales Subd., Abangan Sur, Marilao, Bulacan.
Prior to the entrapment operation, the suspects and the Regional Maritime Unit 3 Cyber Patrol Team had several exchanges through the FB messenger account of Villaluz and settled on nine of wild ducks with common name “Mallard” in the amount of P3,600.
Upon consummation of the transaction, a pre-arranged signal was given and the law enforcers pounced on the suspects for “selling /transacting/transporting wildlife animals without necessary permit from DENR.”
Recovered from Calilong were two racket-tailed parrots valued at P7,000.
The rescued ducks and parrots were turned-over to DENR-PENRO, Guagua Pampanga while the arrested suspects are presently detained at the BMPS facing charges for violation of RA 9147 (Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act) in relation to R.A 10175 (Cyber Crime).
