Private nabbed for extortion
CASTILLEJOS, Zambales – An army intelligence officer, who passed himself off as a New People’s Army rebel for his extortion activities, was nabbed by joint operatives of the PNP-SAF, 315th Zambales Provincial Mobile Group and Castillejos PNP during an entrapment at Sitio Mawao, Bgy. San Pablo, here Thursday night.
Zambales Provincial Police Office director Supt. Rolando Felix identified the suspect as Pfc. Ronald Tumbali, 31, assigned at Charlie Company, 3rd Infantry Battalion, 7th Infantry Division at the Army base in Sitio Dulit, Bgy. Nagbunga.
Supt. Jerry Sumbad, 315th Mobile Group director, said at around 11 p.m., Tumbali was arrested by the police after receiving P10, 000 from policemen posting as his victims at the ARBI Farm in Sitio Mawao, Bgy. San Pablo.
Tumbali’s alleged accomplice, a certain Pfc. Bautista, eluded arrest and is now being hunted by police.
Reports added Tumbali claimed to be an NPA member last November and started demanding money from farm manager Philip Pangan who gave the suspect an initial
P 20, 000.
The following he again demanded another P10, 000, prompting police operatives to stage the sting.
Recovered from Tumbali was P10, 000 in marked money and one caliber .45 pistols with two magazines loaded with live bullets without license.
The suspect is now detained at Castillejos detention cell, facing charges of robbery – extortion, grave threats and RA 8294 before Assistant Provincial Prosecutor Joy Bayona.
By. Mamer Bañez – Tonight
Zambales Provincial Police Office director Supt. Rolando Felix identified the suspect as Pfc. Ronald Tumbali, 31, assigned at Charlie Company, 3rd Infantry Battalion, 7th Infantry Division at the Army base in Sitio Dulit, Bgy. Nagbunga.
Supt. Jerry Sumbad, 315th Mobile Group director, said at around 11 p.m., Tumbali was arrested by the police after receiving P10, 000 from policemen posting as his victims at the ARBI Farm in Sitio Mawao, Bgy. San Pablo.
Tumbali’s alleged accomplice, a certain Pfc. Bautista, eluded arrest and is now being hunted by police.
Reports added Tumbali claimed to be an NPA member last November and started demanding money from farm manager Philip Pangan who gave the suspect an initial
P 20, 000.
The following he again demanded another P10, 000, prompting police operatives to stage the sting.
Recovered from Tumbali was P10, 000 in marked money and one caliber .45 pistols with two magazines loaded with live bullets without license.
The suspect is now detained at Castillejos detention cell, facing charges of robbery – extortion, grave threats and RA 8294 before Assistant Provincial Prosecutor Joy Bayona.
By. Mamer Bañez – Tonight
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