9 Caraga LTO enforcers arrested over alleged bribery
BUTUAN CITY – Nine enforcers from the Land Transportation Office in Caraga region (LTO-13) were arrested in an entrapment operation on Thursday in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte, for alleged bribery.
PRO-13 information chief Police Lt. Col. Jennifer Ometer said personnel from LTO Manila coordinated with the police for the entrapment operation.
Personnel from the PRO-13 intelligence division and Buenavista Municipal Police Station conducted the operation.
Ometer said the suspects are now under the custody of the Buenavista police station, with charges being prepared for filing in court.
They face direct bribery charges and violations of Republic Act 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act). (PNA)