Man nabbed for posing as NBI agent, extorting money for entrapment

Operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Saturday arrested a man posing as an NBI agent and extorting money in exchange for a supposed entrapment operation.

According to John Consulta’s report on “24 Oras Weekend,” the suspect, identified as Josh Continares, even wears a badge and a jacket of an NBI agent.

The NBI said the suspect asked for P200,000 from a complainant in payment for an "entrapment operation" in Quezon City.

“Hindi nakayanan ng complainant ‘yung amount. In fact, tumawad pa siya, bumaba ng P100,000 pero initial payment ‘yung kailangan pa raw bayaran ‘yung another P100,000,” Atty. Kristine Dela Cruz, NBI-SAU executive officer, said.

(The amount was too high for the complainant, who even had to haggle for a lower price. It eventually went down to P100,000. But it turned out that was just the initial payment, and the suspect was asking for another P100,000.)

The suspect was charged with robbery, extortion, and usurpation of authority. -Joahna Lei Casilao/MDM, GMA News