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The alleged supervisor of 17 Chinese nationals who were arrested over scam operations offered authorities P5.1 million for their release, National Bureau of Investigation Director Jaime Santiago said Wednesday.According to Santiago, NBI agents were offered an amount of P300,000 per individual, totalling to P5.1 million, while the subjects were being transported.The 17 nationals were arrested for operating scam hubs in Parañaque.“Tatawag daw siya ng abugado, so pinayagan siyang tumawag.
Due to this, Santiago said the NBI conducted an entrapment operation and acted as if they were agreeing to the deal.The alleged Chinese supervisor then brought P1.5 million for the first batch to be released, composed of five individuals.“During the entrapment operation, minonitor po namin ‘yung galaw nila.
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