19 Chinese, 6 others held for ‘fake’ RT-PCR tests in Isabela

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CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela — Authorities on Thursday arrested 19 Chinese nationals and six others who tried to enter the city using fake reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction or RT-PCR tests and travel documents.

Police said the Chinese and their Filipino companions were on board three vans and came from Manila.

They were reportedly applying for a driver’s license at the Land Transportation Office here.

Lt. Col. Virgilio Vicon Abellera, Ilagan City police chief, said the foreign nationals and their companions were accosted after they arrived at the LTO in droves.

It was not immediately known why the foreigners had to come here to get a driver’s license.

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