Big-time swindlers were able to victimize 15 local businessmen during a fast-break two-and-a-half months operation in the province.
The group headed by a certain Lamberto Lim Medalla started its business operations last April, disguised as a distributor of “Sweet-O” orange juice. Their business operations also expanded to distributorship of other food products
and even expanded to dealership of computers.
Medalla is now the object of a manhunt by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) was working with five other persons whom they identified as Julius Aguimatang of Kaloocan City, Divina Gracia Rodrigo alias Alma of Quezon City, Mildred Sy of Imus, Cavite, Irish Barasolia alias Sam of unknown address and Shiela Mae Mendez of Lahug, Cebu City.
The syndicate victimized a Coca Cola agent of P85,000 worth of soft-drinks, Rusco Motors, a multicab unit; Philcopy Corp with two photocopiers worth P180,000; Ruchelle Computers, computers worth P229,200; Sonjay Microsystems, notebook/computers worth P190,000; Fuller Life, beauty products worth P39,000; Esther Felisarta, jewelries worth P103,000; Dranix, cigarettes worth P100,000; Magcor Trading, two photocopiers worth more than P100,000; NCC Mentos candy agent worth P41,000; Jeffrey Appliance, air-conditioning unit; and Globelines, cellular phone and unpaid bills, P21,000.