Thursday, October 20, 2005 (Philippines)

SPO2 Benjamin Delfin (background) tries to duck behind Roselyn Mariano, one of five other suspects in the P5 million swindle of a businesswoman through the sale of fake golden Buddhas.(Sun.star photo/Amper Campaña) A policeman assigned to the Talisay City Police Station and his five cohorts were arrested last Tuesday afternoon, for allegedly selling a fake golden Buddha to a Manila-based businesswoman. Arrested during an entrapment by the Regional Intelligence and Investigation Division (RIID) was SPO2 Benjamin Delfin, 49, a member of the alert team of the Talisay City Police Station. Delfin denied any involvement in the transaction. But RIID 7 Chief Augus-to Marquez Jr. said that according to their information, the arrested policeman is the protector and could be “the big boss” of the group in Cebu. [full story]