Police nab person, who say he is member of PNP-IMEG

May 26, 2020

A person posing as an agent of the Philippine National Police (PNP)- Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) was arrested last Sunday.

Police Brigadier General Ronald Oliver Lee, IMEG director, said Ruel Abella, 33,was arrested with his 16-year-old neighbor during an entrapment operation around 11:50pm at Barangay Lutopan, Toledo, Cebu.

Lee said they placed Abella under investigation after officers from the 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company of the Cebu Police Provincial Office reported that he introduced himself as a PNP-IMEG operative assigned at the IMEG’s Visayas Field Unit while they are conducting Oplan Katok.

“We got a complaint that the suspect questioned the legality of the local police’s conduct of Oplan Katok and bravely introduced himself as an IMEG Visayas Field Unit member and even showed his identification card,” said Lee.

When the PNP-IMEG confirmed that the suspect is a fake cop, the Central Visayas police  with the IMEG Visayas Field Unit conducted the operation which resulted in the arrest of the suspect.

Recovered from him were one caliber .45 pistol, magazine, ammunition and one hand grenade.

The suspect’s scooter was impounded by the police.

The teen acquaintance of the suspect was arrested when he tried to flee while Abella was nabbed.

Recovered from the young suspect were two heat-sealed plastic sachets containing suspected shabu.

Suspects are in police custody. Ella Dionisio/DMS