ILOCOS SUR - Four suspected con artists were arrested in Vigan City, police said Thursday.

The suspects were identified as Carlos Pingol, a resident of Bataan; Consolacion Santos from Tondo, Manila; and sisters Raquel de la Cruz and Glorie May Rimando, both from San Fabian, Pangasinan.

The suspects allegedly introduced themselves as relatives of the victim, businessman Mariano Chan, and convinced him to ride their vehicle.

They allegedly took P10,000 in cash, an expensive watch worth P300,000 and a necklace worth P200,000 from Chan, police said.

Upon returning to his shop, Chan was surprised to notice that he did not have any of his personal belongings with him. He immediately reported the incident to the police, which launched a dragnet operation to arrest the suspects.

The suspects were arrested in Candon City after a car chase.

The car's driver, Michael Dacanay, was left under the custody of Candon police to face charges against him. He attempted to run over a policeman at a checkpoint during the car chase.

The four other suspects will be charged with robbery hold-up. - report from Ria Galiste, ABS-CBN News Ilocos