THIEVES tunneled into a popular shopping mall in Ozamiz City on New Year’s Eve and carted away more than P41 million in jewelry and cash.
Major Euridecy Revillas, deputy chief of Ozamiz City said they arrested April John Permanhil, a worker of a carnival whom they suspect the thieves started their tunneling to Gaisano Shopping Mall on New Year’s Eve.
Revillas said they are also looking into three “persons of interests” who were caught on CCTV breaking into the vaults of GKC Jewelry Shop and Oro Italia Fine Jewelry Shop located inside Gaisano Shopping Mall.
He said the thieves also forcibly opened the Metro Bank automated teller inside the mall.
“The starting point of the tunnel was in the carnival inside a private compound beside the mall,” Revillas said.
He said from the carnival, the thieves dug into a cemented drainage canal and made their way inside the mall through the food court area.
Once they were inside the mall, Revillas said the thieves forcibly opened the Metro Bank ATM and took P80,000 in cash.
Revillas said the thieves also broke into the vault of GKC Jewelry Shop carting P1,721,903 in pieces of jewelry and money.
He said they also took P40 million in jewelry and cash from Oro Italia Fine Jewelry Shop.
Revillas said they sent in the PNP Forensic Unit to process the crime scene.
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