PNP announces arrest of leader of kidnap for ransom group

From InterAksyon (Oct 18): PNP announces arrest of leader of kidnap for ransom group

The Philippine National Police announced over the weekend that PNP operatives arrested on Thursday the leader of a kidnap for ransom group at a posh residential area in Pasay City.

Senior Supt. Roberto Fajardo , the director of the PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG), identified the arrested leader of the kidnap for ransom group (kfrg) as Reccinte Padillo, alias Teng, alleged leader of the so-called Padillo KFRG.

Fajardo told journalists Padillo was arrested at around 9: 23pm Thursday at Pinecrest 1, Newport Residential Resort in Pasay City by combined elements of the AKG and the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG).

Padillo was taken in on the strength of a warrant of arrest issued by Judge Bernelito Fernandez of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 97.

Fajardo added that Padillo is in the AKG list of most wanted for 2014 for his involvement in the kidnap for ransom of businesswoman Sally Chua in Quezon City on July 5 this year.

The businesswoman was snatched by the kidnappers in Quezon City and transported to Davao City, where she was eventually rescued by operatives of the AKG and Davao City Police during follow-up operation.

Also arrested by the police along with Padillo was his live-in partner, Yasmin Cruz and driver/body guard, Ivan Estrella, both of whom have standing warrants of arrest for large scale estafa.

Fajardo added that another warrant of arrest was issued against the three by Judge Corpuz Alzarte of Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 2 of Bangued, Abra for large scale estafa.

The estafa case was filed by the Marco Bautista, Rodolfo Bernardez IV the current mayor of San Juan town and former mayor of Bucay town both in Abra province, the police official said.

Fajardo said that his unit will continue to remain focusd on neutralizing all wanted kidnap suspects while appealing for help from the public in tracking down and identifying some of members of known kidnap for ransom groups.

The PNP-AKG Hotline Numbers are 09189002020, 09273234894 and 027270000. Fajardo said all supplied information will be treated with utmost confidentiality.

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