PNP impounds 16K vehicles in drive

The Philippine National Police on Thursday said it has impounded more than 16,000 vehicles in its ongoing anti-carnapping campaign and violations of law governing land transportation over a four-month period since July 2022.

In a statement, PNP Chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr lauded the PNP Highway Patrol Group for impounding a total of 16,861 cars and motorcycles including 3,419 motor vehicles and 13,442 motorcycles, for violation of RA 4136 also known as Land Transportation and Traffic Code, and other various violations.

Azurin said that among those accosted by HPG personnel were 425 drivers of motor vehicles with unauthorized HPG logo/ stickers; 311 drivers with illegal horns; 4,501 for using blinkers/illegal lights; and 743 motorbike drivers with illegally-modified mufflers.

Based on the reports submitted by Brig. Gen. Clifford Gairanod, HPG Director, Azurin said that Regional Highway Patrol Units issued 350,487 traffic ticket/ citations and cited 5,980 traffic violations in relation to Republic Act 4136 for various violations of RA 4136 and local ordinances.

In the campaign against carnapping, PNP-HPG arrested 222 persons while 209 vehicles were recovered.