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OMB-C-2024-1033

critical
High-Profile
Confidential

Extortion of drug suspects and their families — systematic collection of protection money from illegal drug establishments in Metro Manila — PHP 15M monthly

Case Stage Progress

Stage 7 of 22: fact finding

Case Information
Complaint IDOMB-2024-0040
Docket NumberOMB-C-2024-1033
Date Received7/15/2024
Sourcehotline
Case Typebribery
Statusactive
Prioritycritical
Priority Score87
Completeness61%
RegionNCR
Amount Involved₱90,000,000
Primary Respondent
NamePBGen. Alfredo Macabulos, Col. Remy Alindato (Fictionalized)
PositionPolice Brigadier General / Colonel
AgencyPhilippine National Police - NCRPO
Rankuniformed personnel
Gov't Branchexecutive
ComplainantAnonymous (Verified via Hotline)
Complainant Typeanonymous
Allegations & Details

Nature of Complaint

Extortion of drug suspects and their families — systematic collection of protection money from illegal drug establishments in Metro Manila — PHP 15M monthly

Alleged Acts or Omissions

Systematic extraction of protection money from illegal drug laboratories and distributors, fabrication of buy-bust operations against non-paying subjects, planting of evidence against political opponents, use of police resources for extortion operations

Date of Incident2023-01-01
Place of IncidentMetro Manila, various barangays
Project—