Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Quezon province have arrested a suspect who alleged extorted P5,000 from a woman while posing as a member of the CIDG.
The arrest was made during an operation in Lucena City following an intelligence background check on the suspect identified only as alias “Edgar.”
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CIDG acting director Maj. Gen. Robert Alexander Morico II said criminal charges of robbery-extortion and usurpation of authority were being readied against Edgar.
Morico said the victim complained that the suspect demanded P5,000 in exchange for his help in filing a complaint with “guaranteed conviction. The victim sent the amount to Edgar through GCash remittance.
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