Cops involved in ‘tanim-prosti’

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga — While many have grown weary of the “tanim-bala” modus operandi at the airport, some foreign tourists in Angeles City have fallen prey to the “tanim prosti” caper which even involves some unscrupulous policemen cashing-in on trumped up charges.

Chief Supt. Rudy Lacadin, Police Regional Office 3 director, vowed to get to the bottom of the extortion racket. The “tanim prosti” involves women who consensually go with a male foreign tourist and then conspire with a policeman to file a complaint, feigning being a victim of sexual abuse.

The unwitting foreigner is then forced to shed cash to “settle” the case. Lacadin said Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) teams, under Senior Supt. Benjamin Silo, Jr., are now working on catching those behind the extortion racket. -- Mar T. Supnad