2 suspects in Anson Que kidnap-slay arrested in Boracay
The suspects, who are foreign nationals, were arrested by operatives of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, according to Police Lieutenant General Edgar Okubo, head of the special investigation task group probing the case, Unang Balita reported Monday.
Que and his driver Armanie Pabillo were kidnapped on March 29 and their bodies were found on April 9 on a roadside in Rodriguez, Rizal.
Authorities said Que was killed despite the P200 million ransom given.
The suspects will undergo debriefing with the Anti-Kidnapping Group.
They will thereafter be endorsed to the Bureau of Immigration for inquest as undesirable aliens. —KG, GMA Integrated News
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