By Kit Bagaipo
The Bohol Chronicle
Some 17 junk shops here are being closed down by Mayor Dan Lim.
The mayor's order came after the city police arrested the suspects of stealing 47 transformers and runway lights at the City Airport, reportedly worth P2 million.
The junkyard owners were already told by the mayor to stop its operations as police have linked cases of theft to junk shops.
Several reported stolen items by residents end up sold as scrap items at junk yards, according to police.
Since last year, the mayor has not issued business permits to junk yard operators.
The closure orders were served last Thursday by the City Permits and Licensing Section.
However, if the junk yards continue to operate this week, city general services officer Mark Leo Monton said a task force will enforce the closure order.
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