4 NBI employees, 7 clearance fixers nabbed

 MANILA, Philippines —  Four National Bureau of Investigation employees were arrested for allegedly conniving with seven fixers at the NBI clearance center on Monday.

According to NBI Director Jaime Santiago, the operation targeted people accused of facilitating the expedited processing of NBI clearance certificates in exchange for bribes of P800 to P2,000.

The operation was conducted by the NBI Cybercrime Division and Special Task Force.

The NBI employees, who are assigned at the bureau’s Information and Communications Technology Division, are facing charges of graft and direct bribery.

They were also charged for violating the Cybercrime Prevention Act.