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NBI files raps vs. 4 in Batangas fake checkpoint kidnapping case
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police-Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) have filed kidnapping charges against four individuals involved in the abduction of three foreign nationals in Batangas.
The victims, two Chinese and one Korean, were reportedly kidnapped on May 2 while traveling to a fishing trip in Nasugbu.
The abductors posed as police officers at a fake checkpoint near the Kaybiang Tunnel, situated close to the Cavite-Batangas border.
One of the suspects surrendered to the NBI on May 26, confessing to his role in the planning and execution of the kidnapping.
This individual also identified the alleged mastermind and another person responsible for recruiting assets for the operation.
The alleged mastermind corroborated the surrenderee's statement and revealed being promised financial compensation for assisting in tracking one of the victims under the pretense of aiding a law enforcement operation.
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