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2 arrested in 'chop shops' for motorcycles in Cavite

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Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1426625" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - Police raided two houses in Bacoor City, Cavite on Friday morning following reports these were being used as “chop shops” for stolen motorcycles.</p><p>Several motorcycles, some with missing parts, were parked outside the gate of the first house. Motor parts and accessories were also scattered inside the house.</p><p>The owner, identified as Jay Ar Velasco, said he has been working as a mechanic for 14 years now.</p><p>“Wala naman akong ginagawang masama...Naipon nang naipon ang mga lumang piyesa,” Velasco told ABS-CBN News.</p><p>“Ibang pumapasok, sabi andami naman niyan, parang katayan. Sabi ko, wala naman akong maano diyan, pinaglumaan na. Kahit kailan, &#x27;di ako gagawa ng masama. Marangal po ako,” he added.</p><p>In the second house, police arrested 21-year-old George Mendoza, who was the subject of a search warrant.</p><p>Mendoza explained he works as a part-time mechanic.</p><p>“Nag-aaral ako at bilang sideline, dagdag income, nagmemekaniko ako, five years na. Bata palang ako, hilig ko na yan,” he said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1426627" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>But both suspects admitted they had no permit to operate their respective motorcycle shops.</p><p>“Itong pagawaan ng motor, wala nang business permit. Dahil sideline ko lang siya, &#x27;di na namin kinuhanan,” Mendoza said.</p><p>Supt. Vicente Cabatingan, chief of Bacoor City Police, said based on their surveillance and intelligence monitoring, the two shops were actually warehouses for stolen motorcycles.</p><p>“Meron tayong isang nahuli na minor, siya mismo nagreveal na may katayan dito ng motor. Nagkaroon ng validation sa lugar...Bumibili sila ng mga nakaw na motor,” said Cabatingan.</p><p>A total of 17 motorcycles were recovered in the operation. These lacked necessary documents, such as certificate of registration, original receipt and deed of sale.</p><p>The suspects allegedly bought the stolen motorcycles for P6,000 each. They would then dismantle the parts, construct the modified bikes, and sell them at a higher price.</p><p>“Kung ang halaga ng motor is P50,000 to P70,000, tapos P6,000 lang pagbili, ang laki ng tubo nila. Binabaklas kaagad nila,” Cabatingan said.</p><p>“Nagkaroon ng test-buy, nakabili tayo ng spare parts. Then ang tao natin ay inalok nila na kapag makadala ka dito ng motor, pwede nila bilhin P6,000 lang,” he added.</p><p>The suspects will be charged for violation of the Anti-Fencing Law.</p><p>The police also has leads on the identities of the thieves supplying the motorcycles to the suspects. </p><p>Cabatingan said these include minors believed to be behind the series of motorcycle thefts in the province of Cavite and the city of Las Piñas.</p>

<p>Police raided two houses in Bacoor City, Cavite on Friday morning following reports these are being used as “chop shops” for stolen motorcycles.</p>

Police raided two houses in Bacoor City, Cavite on Friday morning following reports these are being used as “chop shops” for stolen motorcycles.

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2 arrested in 'chop shops' for motorcycles in Cavite

Bianca Dava,

ABS-CBN News

Published Aug 24, 2018 06:54 PM PHT

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