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Poseur cop nabbed for extortion in Batangas

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan

November 29, 2022, 1:40 pm

<p>Suspect Arvin Sumague </p>

Suspect Arvin Sumague 

MANILA – A 42-year-old man pretending to be a cop was arrested by police Monday in Batangas province for allegedly extorting money.

Police identified the suspect as Arvin Luzaran Sumague, a former overseas Filipino worker who identified himself as a certain Police Cpl. Edison.

Police acted on the complaint of a certain Peter Paul Pascuguin of Talisay town, Batangas who said the extortion started when several gambling tables were put up at a funeral in his house in Barangay Banga.

Police set up an entrapment operation when they learned that the suspect will take the "protection" money at a convenience store.

Police arrested Sumague after handing him an undetermined amount of marked money. (PNA)

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