Manila, Feb. 6 -- Two travel agency employees who posed as Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) personnel were arrested for allegedly soliciting money from families of former Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) workers.

An entrapment conducted by the PAOCC, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and the Armed Forced of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday resulted in the arrest of Rosalie Bolanos and Javie Nobleta, employees of the JRB Travel and Consultancy Services Inc. in Intramuros, Manila.

In a news release on Thursday, PAOCC Executive Director Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz said the two posed as PAOCC employees to entice victims to pay a large sum for their removal from the deportation list of arrested...