Agents of the Land Transportation Office (LTO), backed by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Quezon City Police District Field Unit (CIDG-QCPDFU), arrested two people tagged in manufacturing fake motor vehicle documents in an operation in Barangay Pinyahan on Friday, Nov. 15.
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LTO Chief, Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor D. Mendoza II said the operation stemmed from the confirmed intelligence reports about the rampant fabrication and printing of alleged falsified Official Receipts, Certificate of Registrations of motor vehicles.
LTO Chief, Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor D. Mendoza II
“We have intensified our intelligence monitoring against fixers and those engaged in illegal activities involving LTO documents, as well as those manufacturing fake license plates. And through this, we were able to identify a person engaged in fabrication of OR/CR and his location,” said Assec Mendoza.
During the operation at the first floor of the Prima Building, East Avenue Corner Magalang St. Brgy Pinyahan at around 4:30 p.m., two people were arrested while engaged in the said illegal activity.
They were identified as Cherry Ann Imperial, 36; a resident of Novaliches, Quezon City; and, Crispolo Hermida, 54; a resident of Montalban, Rizal.
Seized from them were a marked money used in the entrapment, falsified OR/CR, a laptop, a printer and a mobile phone.
Assec Mendoza said the information they obtained revealed that it was Hermida who was running the illegal operation near the LTO Central Office in Quezon City, the confirmation was done by sending a poseur client of the suspects.
“The document obtained by an agent was indeed fake and we immediately coordinated with the QCPD on this matter, which resulted in this successful operation,” said Assec Mendoza.
During the investigation of the CIDG, it was found out that the suspects were members of the Cris Falsification Group involved in fabrication and selling of falsified private and public documents specifically LTO Driver’s License and Official Receipt (OR) and Certificate of Registration (CR) rampantly operating on the area of Quezon City.
The suspects were taken to the CIDG-QCPDFU office at Camp Karingal and facing various criminal charges, while follow-up operations are now being conducted against their cohorts.
“We express gratitude to the CIDG and the QCPD for their prompt action and assistance based on our request. Kahit noon pa, talagang magkatuwang ang PNP at ang inyong LTO laban sa mga gumagawa ng iligal na gawain,” said Assec Mendoza.
“Let this serve as a warning against fixers and other people making easy money using LTO documents, and even those manufacturing and selling fake license plates, that we will not stop until you are all brought to jail,” he added.
Press Release from LTO Central Office
