Police arrested the mayor of Lingig, Surigao del Sur and his private secretary for an estafa case pending before a regional trial court, Chief Inspector Elizabeth Jasmin, spokesperson of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group said.
Quoting from the after-operation report of Superintendent Randy Glenn Silvio, Jasmin identified the arrested mayor as Roberto Luna Jr. and his secretary, Albert Tannquilan.
“[They] were arrested by detectives of CIDG-Surigao Del Sur and Police Regional Office 13 during police operation at the Lingig municipal hall on Tuesday (Dec. 1, 2015) at 1 p.m. in the afternoon,” Jasmin said.
She said the suspects’ warrants of arrest was issued by RTC, 11th Judicial Region, Branch 28, Bislig City Assisting Judge Rufo Naragas.
“Both arrested persons are now in custody of CIDG-Surigao Del Sur prior their turnover to the court of origin,” Jasmin said, without elaborating further on the suspects’ estafa case.