2 kidnap victims rescued, 4 Chinese nabbed in Parañaque ops
'Apat na Chinese nationals ang ating naaresto na naman ng Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) na sangkot sa kasong kidnapping na naganap sa isang kilalang resort sa Paranaque City,' PNP chief Police General Nicolas Torre III said in a press briefing.
The kidnapping happened after a 30-year-old Chinese national asked for assistance from the suspects for the foreign currency exchange and transfer of P150,000 to China. The victim initially released P100,000.
Torre said the suspects convinced the victim to go with them to a resort casino to finalize the transaction but it led to a kidnapping.
The suspects were allegedly forcing the victim to transfer an amount of 50,000 USDT from his cryptocurrency wallet.
According to Torre, the victim asked the suspects for his phone to contact his family.
The victim secretly reached out to another Chinese national who sought help from the local police through a 911 call.
Aside from the 30-year-old Chinese national, the police also rescued another female victim kidnapped by the suspects. —AOL, GMA Integrated News
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