3 fugitive Chinese nabbed in Parañaque

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MANILA, Philippines — Three Chinese nationals who are wanted in the Philippines and China were arrested in Parañaque City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday.

The aliens, identified as Jun Chen, 28; Hongru Zhang, 26; and Hao Zhen, 27, were arrested on Aug. 13 in Barangay Tambo, Parañaque City, by agents from the BI’s fugitive search unit (FSU).

The trio is facing charges of robbery, grave coercion, illegal detention, gun possession, and illegal drug trading filed by the Parañaque City police.

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“They can only be deported after the criminal cases against them are resolved and, if convicted, they will have to first serve their sentence in jail,” Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said in a statement.

The criminal cases were filed after police rescued a Vietnamese national who had been kidnapped and illegally detained by the Chinese nationals.

FSU acting chief Rendel Ryan Sy said two of the three Chinese nationals were subjects of arrest warrants issued by the public security bureau in Jinjiang, China, while the third is an overstaying alien. —Jane Bautista