2 suspects with links to Chinese spies held in Cavite

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LUCENA CITY – Two suspects allegedly connected with Chinese espionage operations in the country were arrested early Sunday, June 22, in Bacoor City, Cavite, police said.

In a spot report, the Region 4A police stated that an informant had tipped off the authorities about an alleged espionage operation in the Metro Manila and Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region.

According to the source, the spying activities being orchestrated by unnamed Chinese nationals were being conducted aboard a Toyota Rush sport utility vehicle, which would pass through the Bacoor area around past midnight.

Cops conducting “Oplan Sita,” a routine anti-criminality inspection, spotted the vehicle and stopped it while passing Soldiers Hills in Barangay (village) Molino 6 around 12:45 a.m. The police arrested the vehicle’s passengers, identified as “Christian” and “Marcie.”

The report stated that the police recovered “several machines being used in spying…used in intercepting computer data”. The police did not provide additional details.

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The authorities are conducting further investigations.

The two suspects were detained and will be facing charges for violation of Misuse of Device and Illegal Interception and System Interference under Republic Act No. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, and Espionage under Commonwealth Act No. 616 or the Espionage Act of 1941. /jpv