FORMER associate commissioners of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) demanded P100 million in exchange for the release of 1,316 Chinese nationals arrested last year at Fontana Leisure Parks and Casino, according to former police officer Wenceslao “Wally” Sombero Jr.

Appearing for the first time at the Senate hearing into the P50 million bribery/extortion scandal involving Macau-based gambling tycoon Jack Lam, Sombero claimed that it was former Associate Commissioner Al Argosino who demanded P100 million from him on November 26, 2016.

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