Police nab 5 men for possessing 60 pieces of prohibited piranha By Arlie O. Calalo 12/03/2011 Police arrested five persons for possessing at least 60 pieces of piranha that is commonly found at the Amazon River in South America late Thursday night in Caloocan City. “Behind bars are Gary Alcantara, 28; James Gabriel, 33; Karl Felizardo, 25; Rodrigo Luciano, 27 and Joan Tobias, 28, all residents of Rizal province,” city police chief Senior Supt. Jude Wilson Santos said. The seized prohibited species of fish were immediately turned over to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for proper disposition upon the approval of the Assistant City prosecutor Darwin Canete.

Police nab 5 men for possessing 60 pieces of prohibited piranha

By Arlie O. Calalo 12/03/2011
Police arrested five persons for possessing at least 60 pieces of piranha that is commonly found at the Amazon River in South America late Thursday night in Caloocan City.

“Behind bars are Gary Alcantara, 28; James Gabriel, 33; Karl Felizardo, 25; Rodrigo Luciano, 27 and Joan Tobias, 28, all residents of Rizal province,” city police chief Senior Supt. Jude Wilson Santos said.

The seized prohibited species of fish were immediately turned over to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for proper disposition upon the approval of the Assistant City prosecutor Darwin Canete..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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