LA TRINIDAD, Benguet: Thirty-seven persons involved in illegal gambling activities were arrested while five cockpit rings were destroyed following the intensified anti-gambling operations in the region over the past several days.

Based on the report submitted to Cordillera Police regional director BGen. Mafelino Bazar, 27 individuals were arrested for playing illegal card games, two were caught engaging in illegal cock-fighting activities, and eight were nabbed for collecting bet money for the illegal numbers game jueteng.