CIDG: Man posing as cop arrested for P1.1M extortion from foreigner

MANILA, Philippines — A man allegedly posing as a police officer was arrested in Parañaque City for supposedly trying to extort P1.1 million from a foreigner, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group National Capital Region (CIDG NCR) said on Thursday. Police operatives caught the suspect at a parking lot in the Aseana City business district in Parañaque City on Wednesday afternoon, CIDG NCR chief Col. John Guiagui told reporters in an interview at Camp Crame. “He was using the police organization, much more the name of an officer, to scare a foreigner into giving him money,” Guiagui said in Filipino. […]... Keep on reading: CIDG: Man posing as cop arrested for P1.1M extortion from foreigner