Karma may not be instant, but it’s a total bitch when it finally comes around.
“The Northern Police District is investigating reports of two police officers seen collecting protection money or ‘kotong’ from drivers whose trucks are illegally parked along C-3 Road and Dagat-Dagatan Avenue in Caloocan City,” reports Rey Galupo in The Philippine Star.
The NPD covers Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, and Valenzuela
Senior Superintendent Pierre Bucsit, NPD deputy director for administration, is going after the two cops, who were said to have been in Patrol Car 169. Once the erring cops’ identities are confirmed, they will be charged with robbery extortion for receiving PHP50 to PHP500 from truck drivers who violate traffic rules.
The shameless duo has reportedly been on “nightly rounds” for some time, collecting money from hapless drivers and causing traffic jams in the area. Truck drivers who have given cash to the two cops have allegedly dismissed residents’ complaints about their parking habits by bragging that they are “paying for their space.”
Bucsit said it’s only a matter of time before the two cops are relieved from their posts. In fact, he “vowed to clean up the area within one week.”
