MANILA -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is set to deport two Chinese fugitives wanted for economic crimes in their country.
BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said Xu Xiaojun, 34; and Chen Yanhua, 56; were arrested in separate operations this week at Parañaque City.
He said Chen was arrested last Sunday at a five-star hotel by operatives from the bureau’s fugitive search unit (FSU) after intensive surveillance on her activities for several days.
Morente issued a deportation warrant for Chen’s arrest after informants tipped the bureau on her whereabouts.
“We will deport her immediately as her passport was already canceled by the Chinese government, making her an undocumented alien. She is also an undesirable alien due to her record as a wanted fugitive,” he said.
Chen was one of seven Chinese fugitives whose arrest and deportation was sought by their government in September last year for alleged involvement in economic crimes.
According to the Chinese embassy, the woman and her cohorts defrauded 13 of their compatriots who were enticed to invest their money amounting to seven million yuan or roughly a million dollars on the promise that their deposits would earn profits and interest.
Meanwhile, BI FSU chief Bobby Raquepo said Xu was arrested on November 20 in a restaurant in Baclaran, Parañaque City.
He is wanted by authorities for allegedly engaging in bank card fraud in his country, making an illegal profit amounting to millions of Yuans in damages.
"We received information from Chinese authorities about his crime a few days ago, hence we immediately conducted a case buildup and requested that a mission order be issued by the Commissioner to effect the arrest," Raquepo added.
Raquepo added that Xu's passport was also canceled by the Chinese government, making him an undocumented alien.
The BI board of commissioners has ordered the aliens’ summary deportation and their inclusion on the bureau’s blacklist as their presence in the Philippines poses a risk to the public interest.
Both are confined at the BI detention facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City pending their deportation. (PNA)
