Joint elements of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) -Catanduanes Provincial Field Unit (PFU) and the Virac police station apprehended two STL bookies caught in the act of collecting bets for the illegal numbers game “lotteng” in separate operations.

First to fall, at 3 P.M. of Nov. 12, 2019 in barangay Salvacion was one Violeta Lendes, 46, a resident of Rawis, followed nearly five hours later by Leizel Panti, 31, of Francia.

The suspects are now under the custody of CIDG-Catanduanes PFU together with the confiscated items while a case is being prepared against them.