FUGITIVE NO MORE. Central Luzon police chief Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo escorts Alan Dennis Sytin at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City upon his arrival from Malaysia around 11:20 p.m. Friday. Sytin was wanted for the murder of his elder brother, Dominic, in 2018. (Photo courtesy of PRO-3)
Murder suspect caught in Malaysia now under PNP custody
THE Philippine National Police (PNP) yesterday said it has taken custody of murder suspect Alan Dennis Sytin, who was arrested in partnership with the Royal Malaysia Police on March 22.
Sytin, 51, a businessman from San Juan City, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City around 11:20 p.m. on Friday and was promptly served a warrant of arrest, Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) Director Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said in a statement.
The warrant was issued by Judge Caroline L. Tobias of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 7 dated September 1, 2020 for murder, with no bail recommened.
The coordinated effort was spearheaded by Fajardo, with the support from the Aviation Security Group-NAIA, the San Fernando City police and the Pampanga police.
The suspect had been detained in Malaysia after being apprehended on March 22, 2025, by the Special Investigation Branch of the Petaling Jaya District Police at Cobra Rugby Club in Selangor for failure to present a valid travel document, in violation of Section 6(1)(c) of Malaysia’s Immigration Act.
His Philippine passport was also cancelled on September 12, 2024, by virtue of a court order dated June 26, 2024, from the same court that issued his arrest warrant.
An Interpol Red Notice was likewise issued on January 24, 2020.
The arrest was a result of the detailed coordination and intelligence sharing initiated by the PRO3 and acted upon by the Philippine Police attaché to Malaysia, Col. Excelso Lazaga Jr., who filed a Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (MACM) request.
The move received the full backing of Malaysian Police Commissioner Datuk Ts. Ahmad Ramdzan bin Daud, facilitating the suspect’s apprehension and turnover.
Following his detention, the PNP worked closely with the Philippine Embassy in Malaysia to arrange the suspect’s repatriation, culminating in his official turnover to the escorting PNP team at NAIA.
Sytin is the alleged mastermind in the murder of his elder brother, Dominic, the president and founder of United Auctioneers Inc., outside a hotel in Subic, Zambales on Nov. 28, 2018.
“This mission reflects the PNP’s unyielding resolve to bring criminals to justice, wherever they may flee. Our productive collaboration with the Royal Malaysia Police and our diplomatic representatives in Malaysia shows that no fugitive is beyond the reach of law enforcement when nations stand united against crime,” Fajardo said.
