Balanga City, Bataan – Following the directives of CPNP PGEN ROMMEL FRANCISCO D. MARBIL to intensify the campaign against financial crimes, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Regional Field Unit 3 (RFU 3), together with the CIDG Zambales PFU and CIDG Bataan PFU, conduct the entrapment operation (OPLAN OLEA) on January 4, 2025, in Barangay Parang-parang, Orani, Bataan, around 11:30 in the morning.
According to Acting CIDG Director PBGEN NICOLAS D. TORRE III, the operation was conducted following the complaint of the victim, Kimberly, 38 yrs old, resident of Castillejos, Zambales.
Sometime on December 6, 2024, the suspects successfully induced the victim to enter into a contract to sell a parcel of land located in Calapandayan, Subic, Zambales, with a downpayment of Php 1,000,000.00. However, on December 10, 2024, the victim went to the Register of Deeds in Iba, Zambales, to verify the authenticity of the Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) and discovered that the TCT was suspicious. On December 16, 2024, the suspects again demanded additional payment, this time for the full amount of Php 2,000,000.00, prompting the victim to seek assistance from this unit for appropriate action.
When the operation was conducted, four individuals identified as:
1. Anita Caya alias Aprilyn Salvador Gregorio, female, 28 years old (DOB: 07/02/1996),single, and a resident of Nagbunga, Castillejos, Zambales/Magaswe, Purok 5, Ormoc, Leyte.
2. Porferio Llauder y Dequito alias Junie Bada Ponce, Male, 60 years old (DOB: 11/24/1964) married and a resident of Calapacuan, Subic, Zambales.
3. Teresita Dado y Galvez alias Lea Emplio Dela Rosa, female, 69 years old (DOB: 03/15/1955) married and a resident of Purok 1, Consuelo Sur, San Marcelino, Zambales.
4. Maria Teresa Cruz y Zaballa, female, 60 years old (DOB: 11/09/1964) single and a resident of Boniacio St., Morong, Bataan.
were arrested. Three other suspects remain at large.
Confiscated in the operation were fake documents such as voter’s IDs, national IDs, and other government-issued IDs, aside from a genuine ₱1,000 bill and 999 pieces of boodle money.
The arrested suspects were notified of their rights and are currently in the custody of the CIDG Bataan PFU. They are facing charges of Syndicated Estafa under Presidential Decree 1689 in relation to Article 315 (2a) of the Revised Penal Code.
PBGEN Torre urged the public to be vigilant against similar types of fraud and to immediately report any suspicious activity to the nearest CIDG office. “We continue to convey a clear message to people who steal from others through fraud: CIDG will not stop until justice is served,” he said. Investigations are ongoing to ensure that the suspects who continue to hide are apprehended and held accountable.