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4 nabbed for selling ordinary face masks at P130 each in Negros Oriental
Four individuals were arrested in Sibulan, Negros Oriental for selling ordinary face masks at P130 each.
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Region 7 (CIDG-7), in coordination with local police, conducted an entrapment operation where 1,000 face masks were seized.
The recovered masks lacked specifications and were sold to a police agent.
The suspects have been identified as Roseshel Bartolata, Neil Bryan Bartolata, Junrey Sido, and Mark Clifford John Sido.
They are now in the custody of CIDG-Negros Oriental and will face charges for violating The Price Act.
Local authorities are strictly monitoring the hoarding and overpricing of basic necessities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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