MANILA- Two Chinese nationals who have been in the Bureau of Immigration’s wanted list for blatantly violating the country’s penal and immigration laws were arrested by agents from the Border Control Intelligence Unit (BCIU).
In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said that the two aliens were arrested in a separate operation by immigration officers and elements from the border control and intelligence unit (BCIU) of the BI intelligence division at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
Tansingco identified one of the Chinese national as Cai Xiaoming, 43, who was intercepted on May 20 at NAIA Terminal 1 after BI officers found that the passenger’s name is in the bureau’s list of persons with court-issued hold departure orders (HDOs).
It was learned that Cai, who arrived from Quanzhou, China, was issued a HDO by the Pangasinan regional trial court in September after he was criminally charged for tax evasion.
Tansingco said the BI is already investigating how Cai managed to leave the country despite the said HDO. He was arrested pursuant to Section 37(a)7 of the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940 for evasion of departure immigration inspection.
The BI chief also disclosed that last May 24, BI agents also arrested at the Terminal 1 Chinese fugitive Wang Zili, 27, who was about to leave for Shanghai.
Wang is allegedly one of 16 Chinese nationals who were recently placed in the BI’s watchlist after the bureau was informed that they are wanted in China for involvement in economic crimes.
Both Cai and Wang are presently detained at the BI warden facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City.