CANDIJAY.-Three suspected swindlers were collared by local authorities at the public market of this municipality last week. The three suspects were identified as Jessieca G. Ancheta, 34 years old, married and a resident of Valencia City, Bukidnon; Alma Sentino, 28 years old, married and a resident of Guadalupe, Carmen, Bohol and Salvador Caay, 45 years old, married and with residential address in Bonbon, Cagayan de Oro City. The two female suspects were first complained to the policemen by Mrs. Maria L. Cuñado, 54 years old, married and resident of Boyoan, Candijay, Bohol after she had found out that the P1,000 bill which the two had paid her for grocery items worth P89.00 was fake. The suspects had been chased by the responding local residents until they were cornered by policemen led by Police Inspector Alfredo Kuhay Jr., Candijay chief of police and his subordinates SPO2 Arnulfo Bernales, PO1 Joy Dawa and PO1 Alexander Arias.

The male suspect later arrived in the police station in response to the call made by the two female cohorts who were seeking his assistance for bail purposes. He was also apprehended for investigation at the same police station after which the local authorities suspected “odd activities” made by the three individuals. All suspects were locked up in the local jail during the night time after one Felix Orain of Puntod, Poblacion, Candijay, Bohol had informed the policemen that the male suspect had left a black bag at his neighbor's house, an hour after the arrest of his two women companions. The local police team recovered the traveling bag containing fake bills with the following denominations; 53 pieces one thousand pesos bills, one piece P500.00 bill and two pieces P100.00 pesos bills, collections of genuine Philippine money, small pack of grocery items, sandals, bracelets, kiddy garments exactly at the cited location.

Other items recovered I the possession of the suspects were cell phones, wallets and other personal belongings including identification cards and copies of the registration documents of the two XRM -125 motorcycles which they were riding while going on with their illegal business. The motorcycles were registered in the names of Reynaldo C. Bag-ao of Poblacion Norte, Carmen, Bohol and Jaime C. Jumawa of Guadalupe, Carmen, Bohol. The suspects were formally charged with estafa before the Provincial Prosecutor's Office. (Judith S. Villamor, MPIO- Candijay, Bohol )