LUCENA CITY, Quezon: A police Intelligence operative assigned to the Candelaria Philippine National Police (PNP) is facing a charge of robbery with extortion after he was arrested while receiving money from the relative of a suspect in an illegal drug case.

Police Officer 2 Arnel Valdepeña was arrested on Tuesday afternoon in front of the Regional Trial Court Building in Barangay 10 here by joint elements of the Office of the Chief PNP, Counter Intelligence Task Force (CITF) and Quezon PNP.

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