CEBU CITY – Four South Koreans, reportedly casino financiers, were robbed by a group of men who posed as police officers.
The victims—Seo Heum In, 41; Oh Jong Min, 31; Yoon Seung Yong, 44; and Park Sung Min, 42—all residents of Gwangju City, South Korea, said the incident occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on Sunday, October 5, at their rented residence in Barangay Talamban.
The Koreans said they were shocked when seven persons barged into their home and presented an arrest warrant. They said the intruders brandished short firearms when they introduced themselves as policemen.
Inside the house, the Koreans said the intruders took their IDs, car keys, personal belongings, and cash worth more than P400,000.
The intruders also took photos of the Koreans using their cellphones.
Before leaving, the intruders obtained security cameras installed inside the house.
Police Capt. Charisma Gonzales, information officer of the Cebu City Police Office, said the incident is being inviestigated.
“We sent a formal communication to the chief of Talamban police station so we can extract information through security cameras mounted in several areas there,” said Gonzales.
Gonzales said that the claim that the robbers posed as policemen will be thoroughly investigated.
“We will gather enough evidence so we can get their identities because it is so easy to pose as police. There have been incidents where the culprits posed as police officers,”said Gonzales.
Gonzales added that investigators are not discounting the possibility that the intruders personally knew the victims.
The four Koreans are reportedly financiers in a local casino, catering primarily to fellow South Korean nationals. (Calvin Cordova)
