A 37 year-old woman wanted for large-scale and syndicated illegal recruitment in Benguet was arrested by members of the Parañaque City Police Warrant and Subpoena Section (WSS) inside a coffee shop in Manila on Sunday, Jan. 5.
The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspect as alias “Jam.”
The police said Jam was listed as Ranked 4 most wanted person at the provincial level by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Benguet.
She was arrested by virtue of two warrants for violation of large-scale and syndicated illegal recruitment under Section 6 of Republic Act 8042 (Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act), as amended by RA 10022, in relation to RA 10175 (Cybercrime Prevention Act).
These were issued by Judge Daniel Dazon Mangallay of the Regional Trial Court, First Judicial Region, Branch 64, Buguias, Benguet, on July 18, 2023 and Judge. Leody Malillin Opolinto of the Regional Trial Court, First Judicial Region, Branch 62, La Trinidad, Benguet, on July 25, 2023.
Jam was detained at the Parañaque Police Station’s custodial facility and will remain in custody pending the return of the warrants to their respective issuing courts