THE long arm of the law finally caught up with a notorious illegal recruiter who allegedly swindled a number of unsuspecting job seekers of their hard-earned money by promising them non-existent jobs abroad.

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd said Antonio Garate Toca Jr., 49, of Quezon City was arrested last week in an entrapment operation conducted by agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in cooperation with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

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