Car-theft groups operating in different parts of the country might have insiders or backers within banks leading them to scam their “clients” or victims, the transportation security unit of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday.

At a press briefing, Senior Insp. Jem Dellantes, deputy spokesman for the PNP Highway Patrol Group (HPG), said based on reports the unit had collated, car-theft groups might have cohorts inside financing and banking institutions.

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