56 stolen vehicles returned to rightful owners

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Out of the 84 recovered stolen vehicles, 56 of these have been already returned to their rightful owners.

This was announced yesterday by Sr. Superintendent Jesus Manubay, PNP-Traffic Management Office-3 (TMO3) director, saying that the 84 carnapped vehicles they recovered was the result of a stepped-up campaign against carnapping in Central Luzon. Manubay said the campaign against stolen vehicles is being enforced with the standing police order “no plates, no travel.”

He said the recovered stolen vehicles are impounded in different provincial traffic management units in Central Luzon and only 21 of these and eight motorcycles are presently under the custody of TMO3.

Pan told reporters that his office is closely keeping watch on the importation of motor vehicles at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga and Subic Freefort Zone in Zambales.

Police records showed that suspected smugglers were allegedly using the two Freeport zones in their illegal activities. As a result, the government had been losing millions of pesos in customs duties and taxes which should be collected from the importation of luxury vehicles.

TMO3 records showed that dealers of knockdown spare parts are located in Barangay Capalangan, Apalit, Pampanga.