MANILA – Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) agents seized PHP202 million worth of counterfeit footwear, products and machinery in Bulacan and Pampanga on Saturday.

Four Chinese nationals were also arrested.

A Philippine National Police news release said the first operation in Barangay Inaon, Pulilan, Bulacan yielded 1,119 boxes of counterfeit footwear worth PHP141 million, 30 sacks of footwear accessories (PHP39 million), one injector machine (PHP2.5 million), and three sets of molding machines (PHP14.2 million).

Three Chinese nationals were arrested, and they are now under the custody of the CIDG Regional Field Unit.

On the same day, CIDG operatives nabbed another Chinese national after yielding counterfeit Crocs slippers worth PHP513,206.00 and a molding machine worth PHP4.75 million at a warehouse inside an industrial park in Barangay San Pablo Libutad, San Simon, Pampanga.