The Bureau of Immigration arrested on June 19 two Chinese fugitives wanted for serious crimes in separate operations in the cities of Pasay and Parañaque.
The BI said 43-year-old Zhu Tingyun and 30-year-old Wang Yun hid in the country to evade prosecution for years, and their passports were revoked by the Chinese government.
The Chinese Embassy in Manila also said that Zhu has an outstanding warrant of arrest issued in Guangxi, China, for allegedly running a syndicate that operated an online gambling site, amassing 30 billion Chinese yuan, or $4.1 billion, in bets since 2016.
Zhu has an outstanding order for deportation issued by the BI in 2023.
Meanwhile, Wang is the subject of a warrant of arrest issued by the Public Security Bureau in Jinjiang City. for alleged involvement in kidnapping.
Zhu was apprehended at his residence in Barangay Tambo, Parañaque, while Wang was nabbed on Metrobank Avenue, Pasay.
“We will deport them to China so they can stand trial for their alleged crimes, and they will remain on our blacklist to prevent them from re-entering the Philippines,” BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said.
Both fugitives are now detained at the BI Warden Facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City, and are awaiting deportation. — Jiselle Anne Casucian/VBL, GMA Integrated News
