“Budol” gang strikes anew in Borongan

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
April 12, 2012

CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte  –  PNP PRO 8 Regional Director, PCSupt Arnold Rayala Revilla warns public of the notorious “Budol-budol” gang modus operandi.

On April 10, 2012 at about 3:00 PM, an 18 year old teenager was victimized by a “budol-budol” gang losing her bank savings to swindlers.

According to reports, a certain Cristelle Catindoy Pombo, 18 years old, single and a resident of Barangay Songco, Borongan, Eastern Samar personally came to Borongan Police Station and reported that she was swindled by two (2) unidentified females.

The victim relates that, after she had withdrawn P30,000 from the ATM of Metrobank-Borongan Branch, she was approached by the suspects and asked for an assistance to help them find a vehicle for hire to transport their assorted fruits to Catbalogan City. Until when they have agreed to find one and went to SSS Office located a meter away from the bank for further transactions.

The suspects then asked P18,000 from the victim in exchange for entrusting to her their bag said to have contained P50,00 and instructed her to wait for their text message. Cristelle waited for three (3) hours until she decided to open the bag only to discover that it only contained assorted cut papers and realized that she was duped by the two female suspects.

Elements of Borongan Police Station immediately conducted an investigation to the said place for the possible identification and arrest of the suspects but it yielded negative result.