8 alleged Chinese fugitives arrested in Muntinlupa

October 22, 2018

Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives last week arrested in Muntinlupa City eight Chinese fugitives wanted by authorities in Beijing for being allegedly involved in economic crimes.

BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said the aliens were apprehended last Oct. 18 inside their office at the Northgate Information Technology Park in Filinvest Corporate City along Alabang-Zapote Road.

Morente said operatives from the BI fugitives search unit were issued a mission order authorizing them to conduct the operation.

“These aliens are undesirable, and are already undocumented as their passports have already been cancelled by the Chinese government,” said Morente.  He added that eight will immediately be placed in the Bureau’s blacklist to prevent their return to the country.

Arrested were seven males and one female identified as Li You, Chen Huapeng, Sun Bin, Lu Changren, Li Zigou, Li Lei, Fu Chen and Wu Sile.

According to Fugitive Search Unit chief Bobby Raquepo, some of the Chinese nationals were caught in the act of manning their workstations, where they were using computers to conduct their cybercrime operations, which victimizes fellow Chinese nationals in China.

“The Chinese Embassy in Manila sought our assistance in capturing these fugitives so they can be deported to China and face their crimes,” Raquepo said. DMS