Van caught 'smuggling' people out of NCR Plus

Operatives of the Land Transportation Office  (LTO) on Thursday caught a van illegally transporting passengers from Caloocan and out of the "National Capital Region (NCR) Plus" bubble, according to Emil Sumangil’s report on “24 Oras.”

The LTO said there were five passengers inside the van that was flagged at the boundary of Quezon and Camarines Sur.

“Merong… limang pasahero. Sa unahan, naka-cover mga gulong at saka gamit There were five passengers. The front is covered by tires and items,” a personnel said.

The agency said it has so far caught more than 60 smugglers in the same area.

The NCR Plus bubble - comprised of Metro Manila and the four neighboring provinces of Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, and Bulacan - is currently under the strictest enhanced community quarantine due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in the area.

On Tuesday,  authorities in Del Gallego, Camarines Sur busted a truck supposedly smuggling people without the required documentation out of Bicol. -Joahna Lei Casilao/MDM, GMA News