Eight members of the police's Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), including an officer with a rank of major, were arrested after they were accused of robbing an establishment believed to e operating an offshore gaming under the guise of legitimate police operations in Angeles City in
Eight operatives of the police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group were arrested for allegedly robbing Chinese workers of a Philippine offshore gaming operator firm in Angeles, Pampanga yesterday.
ARRESTED. Eight members of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group were presented to the media following their arrest over a robbery incident victimizing seven Chinese nationals and a Filipina in Angeles, Pampanga early Wednesday morning (Jan. 26, 2022). PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos said he will make sure the cops involved will be "pruned, removed from the organization." (Photo courtesy of CIDG) MANILA - The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) said it is set to file charges against the eight police officers who were arrested on Wednesday over a robbery incident victimizing seven Chinese nationals and a Filipina in Angeles City, Pampanga. CIDG director Maj. Gen. Albert Ignatius Ferro identified the suspects as Maj. Ferdinand Mendoza, Staff Sergeants Mark Anthony Reyes Iral and Sanny Ric Alicante; Corporals Richmond Francia, John Gervic Fajardo, and Kenneth Rheiner Ferrer Delfin; and Patrolmen Leon