Personnel of the Regional Maritime Unit 6 (RMU-6) apprehended a female senior citizen for possessing P4.2 million worth of giant clam shells during an operation on Saturday, October 5, in Purok 4, Barangay Lantangan, Gigantes Island, Carles, Iloilo. RMU-6, together with the Carles police station, seized 70 sacks of giant clam shells weighing 2,800 kilos from the house of the 63-year-old alias “Evelyn”. According to Major Janvier Gilza of RMU-6, the operation was executed following reports they had received that the suspect was involved in buying and selling of clam shells, locally known as taklobo.

Silubrico, R. (2024, October 7). RMU-6 seizes P4.2-M giant clam shells in Carles. Panay News, p. 5.