Over 50 Video Karera, ‘Moli-moli’ Machines Confiscated

The police had confiscated over 50 electronics gambling machines in a week-long intensified operation against video karera and ‘moli-moli’, particularly in Barangays Ermita and Pasil.

But Barangay Captain Felicisimo “Imok” Rupinta said there are more electronics gambling units that persist to operate in his barangay.

Because of this report, Rupinta urges Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) director Noli Romana to confiscated them.

Carbon police personnel seized 10 more video karera and moli-moli machines operated inside the houses at Sitio Ermita Proper on Sunday afternoon while two other electronic gambling units were also seized in Barangay Pahina-San Nicolas.

“Dia pa’y daghang video karera diri. Kinahanglan nga ila ni’ng balikon kay aron dili ta magduda nga tighatagan ni nila mao nga wala nila kuhaa,” Rupinta said.

The operatives of the various units under the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) had swooped down Sitio Ermita Proper last week and confiscated the 15 video karera and moli-moli gambling machines.

Rupinta confirmed reports that there are a number of video karera gambling machines in the shorelines of Ermita Proper, including in Sitio Bato and Sitio Baho, which are a stone-throw away from the Carbon Police Station.

Meanwhile, CCPO director Noli Romana strongly denied speculations that his personnel in the field did nothing against the rampant operations of video karera and moli-moli machines in different barangays of the city.

“Just to clarify things. My men in the field always comply to all our directives, specially on illegal drugs and illegal gambling. Its unfair to say that they did nothing. Records show how many VK machines were already confiscated. But I think its continued presence of guerilla type is due to patronage of the people just like other forms of gambling,” Romana said.

The police official is hoping that he could set the tone of changing a culture, which he said has been dented by a belief in luck rather than hardwork.’

When the joint police team from the CCPO conducted a simultaneous raids in Barangay Calamba, Ermita and Pasil the other night, they were able to confiscate 38 units of video karera and moli-moli machines.

Rupinta supported the way how the police handled the confiscated electronic gambling machines. The police immediately destroyed the confiscated machines to refute accusation that police would return them to their owners after the operation.

“Duna man go’y posibilidad nga kun dad-on ang mga karera sa police stations nga mabalik ra gihapon na sa mga tag-iya,” Romana said.