Wednesday, May 21, 2008 (Philippines)

Barangay hall of Bry. Lagtang in Talisay City where the three units of video carrera (left) were kept after a raid on houses in three sitios Monday night. Owners of the equipment allegedly barged into the building yesterday to recover CPUs and the income in coins.Sun.star photo/Allan Cuizon) NORMALLY, police seize video carrera machines as part of their anti-illegal gambling drive. But in Talisay City, it’s the other way around. Carrera operators were so daring that they barged Monday night into the Lagtang barangay hall and cannibalized three confiscated coin-operated machines. Tanods seized the three video carrera units from houses in Sitios Burlas, Lukap and Lagtang Proper, amid persistent complaints of residents about the proliferation of these illegal gambling machines. [full story]