Two people tagged in the manufacture of fake Official Receipt/Certificate of Registration (OR-/CR) of motor vehicles were arrested in an entrapment operation conducted in Quezon City on Friday, Nov. 15, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) said.
LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II said the operation stemmed from confirmed intelligence reports of the illegal operation of a certain “Cris” which was reported to have been running an office near the LTO Central Office in Quezon City.
LTO agents, backed by operatives of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), mapped out an entrapment which resulted in the arrest of Crispolo Hermida, 54; and, Cherry Ann Imperial, 36, at the corner of East Avenue and Magalang Street.
“We have intensified our intelligence monitoring against fixers and those engaged in illegal activities involving LTO documents, as well as those manufacturing fake license plates. And through this, we were able to identify a person engaged in fabrication of OR/CR and his location,” said Mendoza.
Seized from them were marked money used in the entrapment, falsified OR/CR, a laptop, a printer and a mobile phone.
During the investigation, the CIDG said the suspect is part of a network of people engaged in manufacturing and selling of falsified private and public documents, specifically LTO Driver’s License and OR/CR.
The suspects are now under police custody and facing various criminal charges, while follow-up operations are now being conducted against their cohorts.
“Let this serve as a warning against fixers and other people making easy money using LTO documents, and even those manufacturing and selling fake license plates, that we will not stop until you are all brought to jail,” said Mendoza.