ISABELA CITY – Police in the southern Philippine province of Basilan arrested two men who were accused of collecting money from unsuspected victims in exchange for enlistment with the Philippine Coast Guard.
Yazier Tanji Balling, 32; and Rodel Alehre Lagayan, 44, were arrested recently by members of the Philippine Coast Guard and local police force who set up an entrapment at the Kasinnahan Hotel and Resort in Isabela City.
“The operation resulted in the arrest of Yazier Tanji Balling and his cohort Rodel Alegre Lagayan after receiving marked money -one genuine 1,000 pesos and 90 pieces of 1,000 pesos boodle money from PCG personnel, who act as aspiring PCG applicants,” said a regional police spokeswoman, Maj. Shellamie Chang.
“The subject persons were illegally recruiting aspiring PCG applicants in exchange for money. Recovered from their possession were several PCG application folders, one iPhone 11 Pro Max and one black sling bag containing the marked money,” she added.
Chang did not give details of the joint operation and how many people had been duped by the duo - both residents of the Muslim province - or the amount of money they had collected. It was also unclear whether the PCG application form they were using was official or not. (Mindanao Examiner)
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