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Edgar Tuazon, 42, who is alleged to be the leader of a robbery and car theft gang operating in eastern Metro Manila was arrested in Pasig City on Tue, Aug 25, when he went to the police station to apply for a police clearance certificate.
“Tuazon turned up at the Pasig police’s clearance section, applying for a certificate, when the police officers noticed he was the subject of an arrest warrant,” reports Non Alquitran in The Philippine Star.
Senior Superintendent Elmer Jamias, director of the Eastern Police District, then said that Tuazon is reportedly “the leader of a gang whose members rob the passengers of air-conditioned buses, FX taxis, and jeepneys in eastern Metro Manila.”
The report noted: “San Juan City Regional Trial Court Branch 10 Judge Mariano Umali issued a warrant for Tuazon’s arrest on car theft and robbery charges on Sep 30, 1996.”
Tuazon is now detained at the Pasig City police station as he awaits his transfer to the custody of Umali’s court.
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