Central Luzon police chief Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo escorts Alan Dennis Sytin at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City upon his arrival from Malaysia around 11:20 p.m. Friday (April 11, 2025). Sytin was wanted for the murder of his elder brother, Dominic, in 2018. (Photo courtesy of PRO-3)
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has taken custody of businessman Alan Dennis Sytin, the alleged mastermind behind the 2018 murder of his brother, Dominic Sytin, following his arrest in Malaysia last month.
Sytin, 51, was extradited to the Philippines and arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City at 11:20 p.m. on Friday. He was immediately served a no-bail arrest warrant issued by a Manila court on September 1, 2020, according to Police Regional Office 3 Director Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo.
Dominic Sytin, president and founder of United Auctioneers Inc., was gunned down outside a hotel in Subic, Zambales, on November 28, 2018. Investigators identified his younger brother, Alan Dennis, as the alleged mastermind.
The suspect had been detained in Malaysia since March 22, after being apprehended at the Cobra Rugby Club in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, for failure to present valid travel documents. His Philippine passport had been revoked in 2019. A red notice from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) was issued against him on January 24, 2020.
Fajardo said Sytin’s arrest was the result of extensive coordination and intelligence sharing between the PNP, particularly PRO-3, and the Philippine Police Attaché in Malaysia, Col. Excelso Lazaga Jr. The arrest was supported through a formal request under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters framework, with critical assistance from Malaysian Police Commissioner Datuk Ts. Ahmad Ramdzan bin Daud.
The PNP also worked with the Philippine Embassy in Malaysia to facilitate Sytin’s repatriation and official turnover to Philippine authorities.
“This mission reflects the PNP’s unyielding resolve to bring criminals to justice, wherever they may flee,” Fajardo said. “Our successful partnership with the Royal Malaysia Police and our diplomatic representatives demonstrates that fugitives will be held accountable when nations unite against crime.”
