AUTHORITES arrested a former district collection of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and a former Philippine Airlines consultant for alleged extortion.
Lawyer Juan Tan and Benjamin Sebastian were nabbed in an entrapment operation in Manila. Authorities recovered from them P11 million, according to a news report on Saksi.
The complainant said the two asked for money in exchange for the hitch-free processing in customs of the entry of aviation fuel.
The suspects, who are facing a complaint of robbery extortion, denied the allegations against them.
In a statement, PAL said it was already coordinating with the National Bureau of Investigation as regards a former consultant involved in an extortion attempt.
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