National Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director Ferdinand Lavin presents Vimbi Flores Avila who was arrested for impersonating Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade and former National Irrigation Administration chief Peter Laviña. Avila is the head of an extortion syndicate whose members pose as government officials and demand money from unsuspecting businessmen. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN

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