MANILA – Two fixers have been arrested in an entrapment operation at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) District Office in Dasmariñas City.
In a statement on Tuesday, LTO chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II ordered the Dasmariñas office district head to explain the incident Monday.
“These people will suffer the consequences of their illegal money-making activities. We will help the police in pursuing the appropriate criminal charges against them to teach them a lesson,” Mendoza said.
The two arrested were Juan Miguel Crisostomo, 21, from Imus, Cavite, and Carlito Cambronero Jr., 40, from Tagkawayan, Quezon.
Based on the report, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group operatives carried out an entrapment following a complaint from a 19-year-old motorist that a suspect offered PHP8,500 in exchange for non-appearance in his application for a driver’s license.
The LTO requires applicants to be personally present during their application and that offers of non-appearance will only cost them more money and possibly scammed.
“Wala pong non-appearance transaction sa LTO at hindi na po kailangan yun dahil mabilis na ang ating proseso dahil sa ating digitalization program (There are no non-appearance transactions at LTO because its unnecessary due to the speed of processing through our digitalization program),” Mendoza said.
The suspects, now detained at the LTO Cavite field office, are facing cases of violation of Republic Act 11032, or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Delivery of Government Services, in relation to Article 177 of the Revised Penal Code Article 177, or Usurpation of Official Function. (PNA)