5 Vietnamese arrested for robbery, extortion
MANILA, Philippines — Five Vietnamese men who allegedly kidnapped and held for ransom their compatriot were arrested in Makati on Tuesday.
Thai Huy Tuan, 28; Phan Huu Dat, 25; Nguyen Ly Huynh, 30; Phan Van Thanh, 28, and Tran Trung Tuyen, 34, were collared by police in Barangay Bel-Air at around 1:30 a.m.
They were taken into police custody in response to the complaint of a Vietnamese citizen, who reported that he was kidnapped by the suspects in a restaurant in Barangay San Antonio on Dec. 22.
Probers said the suspects held the victim for ransom for three hours and released him after he paid P250,000.
The victim filed a complaint with the Makati police after the suspects threatened him and his family unless he would give an additional P100,000.
Unaware that they were the subjects of an entrapment operation, the suspects met the victim in front of a condominium building along Leviste street where they received the marked money.
Police immediately placed the foreigners under arrest.
The suspects are being held on charges of robbery and extortion.
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