Photo courtesy of PNP Cebu Provincial Police
Police arrested a 22-year-old woman in Pinamungajan, Cebu, on Wednesday over an alleged violation of the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act.
The suspect was apprehended in Barangay Tanibag on Sept. 9 after officers from the Pinamungajan Municipal Police Station verified information about her whereabouts.
Police said the arrest was made on the strength of a warrant issued by a Regional Trial Court in Parañaque City.
The case stemmed from an alleged violation of Section 4 of Republic Act No. 12010, or the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act.
The court set bail at Php 48,000, according to police.
Authorities said the tracker team proceeded to the area after confirming intelligence on the suspect’s location and served the court-issued warrant.
Cebu Police Provincial Office Director Abubakar Mangelen said intelligence and tracking operations would continue against individuals with outstanding warrants, particularly in cases involving alleged financial crimes.