8 ‘hot’ vehicles seized in Bulacan

CAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan — The Bulacan Criminal Investigation and Detection Team (CIDT) seized on Tuesday eight ‘hot’ vehicles in Pulilan town.

Based on the report of Superintendent Nolasco Bathan to Bulacan provincial police director Senior Superintendent Benedict Michael Fokno, the eight vehicles were confiscated after a police team raided the place of a certain John David Huayta in Barangay Sto. Cristo, Pulilan.

Armed with a search warrant issued by Judge Ismael Casabar of Regional Trial Court Branch 33 in Guimba, Nueva Ecija, the raiding team led by Chief Inspectors Alfredo Empaynado and Fernando Ferrer conducted the search together with barangay officials.

Police seized one Nissan Skyline in running condition, a defective Toyota Hi-Ace Wagon Super Custom, a Toyota Calsior, and a defective Nissan 300ZX-RHD, all right-hand drive cars.

Other vehicles seized include a Suzuki Motorcycle, a GT Cruise Van, both without license plates and in running condition, a Toyota Surf, with license plate UEF-455 and a Nissan Avenir, with license plate TET-915.

The vehicles were seized for violation of Section 3601 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines.

Police also said that Huayta was out of the country during the raid.