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DIGOS CITY – Two employees of a septic tank cleaning business were arrested by elements of Sta. Cruz police in Davao del Sur after they were caught illegally disposing sludge on Sunday evening.
Major Crisaldo Gaila, Sta. Cruz acting police chief, said on Monday that truck driver Robert Alegria, 32, and his assistant, Albert Alegria, 35, were charged for violating Presidential Decree No. 984 commonly known as The Pollution Control Law.
Gaila said the Alegrias are from Barangay 76-A, Bucana, in Davao City.
Police said Elizardo Bacon, a security guard of a private lot located in Barangay Tagabuli in Sta. Cruz town, noticed the Fuso black truck bearing Plate No. YDT 197 emptying the fecal sludge in the area.
Bacon told police he tried to approach the crew, but they immediately got onboard the truck and fled.
He then called the hotline of Sta. Cruz police asking for coordination to catch the fleeing suspects, who were later intercepted at a Task Force Davao checkpoint in Toril, Davao City.
Gaila said the truck is registered under the name of Paulino Taño Alegria, the proprietor of Victory Septic Tank and Plumbing Services based in Davao City. (PNA)
