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Singaporean ‘illegal recruiter’ falls

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October 9, 2005 | 12:00am
CAMP GEN. FLORENDO, La Union — A joint police team arrested a Singaporean national, who had allegedly collected placement fees from supposed caregiving jobs in Canada, in an entrapment operation in a hotel in San Fernando City the other day.

Superintendent Marlou Cortez Chan, chief of the regional intelligence and investigation division, said the suspect, Glenn De Vries, 55, was arrested in Hotel Mikka following weeks of surveillance.

Charges of large-scale illegal recruitment have been filed against De Vries. — Vic Alhambra Jr., Jun Elias

ARRESTED

DE VRIES

GLENN DE VRIES

HOTEL

HOTEL MIKKA

JUN ELIAS

LA UNION

SAN FERNANDO CITY

SINGAPOREAN

SUPERINTENDENT MARLOU CORTEZ CHAN

VIC ALHAMBRA JR.
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