By Dominic I. Sanchez
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Philippine National Police Regional Office IX
(PRO9) has warned the public against a reported recruitment being conducted by
a suspicious organization going by the name of Interpolcom.
In an advisory posted Aug. 2 in its official website
(pro9.pnp.gov.ph), the PNP asserted that “this group is not in any way
connected with the legitimate International Police Organization (Interpol),
which has its headquarters in France.”
The police received a letter dated July 25, 2013 from
Police Director Felizardo Serapio, Executive Director of the Philippine Center
for Transnational Crime (PCTC), stating that the public should be wary of such
group, which claims to be a paramilitary organization composed of personnel
with military ranks.
According to the advisory, members of this dubious
group will recruit persons and require them to pay certain amounts for
membership.
In September 2011, the authorities apprehended six
armed persons connected with such group passing off as legitimate organization.
The regional police advised that if ever the public
makes contact with such persons, they should immediately report it to the
authorities. (PIA9)
