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Anti-Fencing Law of 1979

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1612

P.D. No. 1612 | 1979-03-02

MALACAÑANG
MANILA
 
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1612
ANTI-FENCING LAW OF 1979
 
WHEREAS, reports from law enforcement agencies reveal that there is rampant robbery and thievery of government and private properties;
 
WHEREAS, such robbery and thievery have become profitable on the part of the lawless elements because of the existence of ready buyers, commonly known as fence, of stolen properties;
 
WHEREAS, under existing law, a fence can be prosecuted only as an accessory after the fact and punished lightly;
 
WHEREAS, is imperative to impose heavy penalties on persons who profit by the effects of the crimes of robbery and...