A CONTRACTOR who posed as an influential member of the media was arrested by joint police operatives led by the Calasiao police in the morning of January 11 after he tried to extort money from the manager of a fun fair/sideshow operating in Barangay Poblacion East in Calasiao.

The suspect, who was later charged by the police with the case of robbery extortion, was identified as Segundino Apostol Jr., 62, a native of Barangay Poblacion East in San Nicolas town.

Apostol, who pretended to be connected with the newspaper Remata, was caught in an entrapment operation set by the Calasiao police, along with elements of the Provincial Intelligence Unit and the 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company.

This, after he threatened Raymund Angustia, 39, operator of the Fun Fair/Sideshow, that his establishment will be forcibly closed if he would not accede to his demand of P2,000 protection money.

Angustia reported the matter to the Calasiao police that immediately sent an intelligence operative to pose as his assistant to witness the transaction.

As soon as Apostol received the P2,000 marked money, consisting of four pieces of genuine P500 bill, he was arrested by the undercover police officer. (Leonardo Micua) 

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