Fake travel documents producer, raided

A computer shop producing fake Travel Authority and medical certificates was raided Thursday afternoon in Baguio City.

According to the report that reach PBGEN R’WIN S PAGKALINAWAN, operatives of Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) and the Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit (RACU) conducted an entrapment operation after their unit received a tip from a concern citizen about the modus operandi of the suspects.

PCOL ALLEN RAE F CO, City Director of Baguio CPO, identified the suspect as Ace Codli Dicca and Wilfred Lohan Pinyuhan.

The suspects were arrested after an undercover police officer who posed as a client, managed to get a copy of Travel Documents with the fake signatures of the City Director and the Medical Health Officer.

With the implementation of various community quarantine, Medical Certificate and Travel Authority are needed if the travel requires crossing the border going to another province or another region.

The arrested suspect is now under the custody of Abanao Police Station (PS7) while charges for Falsification of Public Documents is being readied against them. (PROCOR RPIO with report from Baguio CPO PIO)