Cebu police chief, cohort arrested to alleged robbery-extortion

April 8, 2020

The Philippine National Police- Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP-IMEG) on Monday arrested the chief of Cebu City Police Station 3 and his cohort for alleged robbery-extortion in an entrapment operation.

Police Colonel Ronald Lee, PNP-IMEG director, said Corporal Wenefredo Olangayo and Jevy Rea Gelig were arrested after receiving the air condition unit they allegedly demanded from the complainant around 3:15pm at Barangay Tejero Sitio Silangan 2, Cebu City.

Lee said the complainant claimed the two suspects requested the item in exchange for downgrading criminal charges filed against his brother arrested for illegal drugs.

“This is in line with our continuous effort to identify and arrest police scalawags despite the pandemic we are facing these days as part of the massive internal cleansing program ordered by Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa,” he said.

The accused are under the custody of the Central Visayas police facing administrative and criminal charges for robbery-extortion. Ella Dionisio/DMS