The National Bureau of Investigation said Sunday operatives of NBI-Rizal District Office (NBI-RIZDO) seized counterfeit Nike products in General Trias Extension Barangay H. Concepcion Cabanatuan City, with an estimated market value of P31.5 million.
NBI Officer-In-Charge Eric Distor said 20,914 pairs of counterfeit Nike slides/slippers and 42 pairs of Nike shoes with a total estimatedý value of P31,581,000.00 were seized on March 10, 2022 by virtue of search warrants issued by RTC Manila for violation of Republic Act 8293 otherwise known as the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines.
Charges for violation of Section 155 (Trademark Infringement) in relation to Section 170 of RA 8293 are being readied against Martin Sy and other proprietors, officers, employees, and/or occupants of the premises located at the area.
Meanwhile, the NBI announced the arrest of an individual by operatives of NBI-Ilocos Regional Office (NBI-IRO) in an entrapment operation in La Union for Cyber-Estafa.
NBI-Officer-In-Charge Director Eric Distor identified the subject as Shyna May Vergara.
Distor said that the operation stemmed from a complaint filed by one of the victims of Vergara, alleging that the subject enticed her to invest P5,000.00 for a payout of P9,000.00 every 22 days, with a one-time payout for each investment.
On February 24, 2022, the complainant met with Vergara and handed P5,000.00 as her investment. On the next day, the victim learned from her sister that Vergara is a fraud and she was a victim by the suspect’s scheme.
Upon learning that several complainant/victims had already filed a complaint before the NBI and other Law Enforcement Agencies, the complainant sought the assistance of NBI-IRO.
Thus, an entrapment operation was planned to capture the culprit behind the said illicit activities. As per the instruction of NBI-IRO, the complainant agreed to meet with the subject in a fast food chain in Agoo, La Union.
On March 14, 2022, operatives of NBI-IRO proceeded to the target meeting place and strategically positioned themselves in the area.
An hour later, Vergara arrived and sat down with the complainant.
Upon handing over the marked money to Vergara by the complainant, operatives of NBI-IRO immediately approached the subject and announced her arrest. The operatives were able to recover from the subject the marked money.
Vergara was immediately brought to the NBI-IRO office for standard booking procedures.
Suspect was presented before the Prosecutor’s Office of Agoo, La Union for violation of Article 315 of the RPC in relation to Sec. 6 of RA 10175.