NABBED. CIDG operatives arrest 48-year-old "Isko" for alleged extortion in an entrapment in Pasay City on March 11, 2024. The CIDG on Thursday said the suspect, along with two accomplices who were also arrested, used the name of First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos in their illegal activities. (Photo courtesy of CIDG)
MANILA – Authorities have arrested three individuals for alleged extortion and using the name of First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos in their illegal activities.
Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) chief, Maj. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr., in a statement Thursday, said the suspects identified by their aliases "Isko", 48, and his accomplices, "Joselito", 46; and "German", 42; were arrested in an entrapment at the Metropolitan Park Building along Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City at around 8 p.m. on March 11.
The suspects yielded marked money, a .45-caliber Taurus pistol and three magazines.
Caramat said the operation stemmed from the complaint lodged by a victim against “Isko” who promised that he would protect his emission testing and medical business from being flagged by the Land Transportation Office in exchange for PHP5 million.
The complainant also said the suspect would have all of his business transactions flagged using his connections with the First Lady, if he did not give in to his demands.
The suspects were charged with violation of Article 293 of the Revised Penal Code (robbery extortion) before the City Prosecutor’s Office of Pasay City. (PNA)
