PNP-CIDG arrests 3 Chinese in PHP7.5M fraud
Operatives of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested three Chinese nationals in Pasay City for allegedly defrauding a compatriot of PHP7.5 million.
Changao He, 36, demanded P5 million from Liang Xiao Hu to facilitate the release of his friend detained by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) in January and later asked for an additional PHP2.5 million.
During an entrapment operation along Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, CIDG-NCR chief Col. Marlon Quimno revealed that Changao falsely claimed connections with PAOCC while Ming Wei Xiong admitted to being a former member of China's People's Liberation Army.
Two other Chinese nationals, Yong Pin Pang and Ming Wei Xiong, were also arrested for obstructing the arrest of Changao He during the operation.
Changao was charged with estafa, while his two cohorts were charged with obstruction of justice.
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