PNP-HPG steps up drive vs illegal sirens, blinkers
PHILIPPINE National Police Highway Patrol Group director, Brigadier General William S. Segun yesterday said he has ordered his men to further intensify their crackdown against unauthorized users of sirens, blinkers, and other illegal gadgets in the country.
On Wednesday, the official said they conducted a simultaneous ‘One-Time, Big-Time’’ anti-wangwang operation in the northern part of the metropolis which led to the apprehension of 119 erring motor vehicle and motorcycle drivers who were all issued Temporary Operator’s Permit and Official Violation Receipt.
Brig. Gen. Segun said the operation also resulted in the confiscation of two prohibited LEG bars, two LED lights, two blinkers and one PNP logo/sticker attached to the windshield of a civilian motorist.
Four motor vehicles and one motorcycle were also impounded by the PNP-HPG operatives during the operation. These include a BMW M3, a Toyota Land Cruiser, a Mitsubishi Grandis, a Mitsubishi Mirage and a Yamaha NMAX, all sporting unauthorized improvised license plates and with no registration papers.
Brig. Gen. Segun said the erring motorists were apprehended in different parts of Caloocan, Valenzuela and Malabon cities particularly on EDSA Monumento Circle, Rizal Avenue, Samson Road, and Macarthur Highway.
Members of the PNP-HPG National Capital Region Highway Patrol Unit led by Colonel Joel B. Jucutan and the HPG Special Operations Division/Task Force Limbas under Col. Joel D. Casupanan were involved in the operation, the official added.
