Samar police arrest bat ‘poop’ thieves

By Nestor L. Abrematea

Oct 25, 2020 12:08 am

TACLOBAN CITY: Seven persons have been slapped with criminal charges before the Department of Justice, Samar Provincial Prosecutors Office, Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Basey, Samar after they were arrested by members of the Marabut, Samar police for illegally collecting from environmentally protected caves accumulated guano or bat droppings estimated to be worth P1.5 million.

Sacks of illegally collected guano or bat poop worth P1.5 million were intercepted by authorities at Barangay Caluwayan, Marabut, Samar by members of the Marabut, Samar Police Station. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARABUT POLICE

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