BI intercepts foreign fugitive for economic crimes
BUREAU of Immigration (BI) agents intercepted another foreign fugitive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) wanted by authorities in China for a string of economic crimes.
In a report to Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco, the BI’s border control and intelligence division identified the passenger as Vanuatu national Liu Jiangtao, 42.
He was intercepted by immigration officers at the NAIA Terminal 3 last Feb. 21 before he could board his Cebu Pacific flight to Singapore.
The BCIU said Liu had presented himself for departure clearance when the BI officer stopped him from boarding after his name appeared in the list of aliens with outstanding watchlist orders.
“Further verification made by the immigration supervisors on duty confirmed that the passenger and the person who is subject of the watchlist are one and the same, thus we arrested him and brought him to our detention facility in Taguig City,” said BCIU overall deputy chief Joseph Cueto.
Records show that Liu is one of 11 Chinese nationals whose arrest and deportation was sought by the Chinese government for being fugitives from justice.
Chinese authorities said the 11 nationals are subjects of arrest and detention warrants issued by prosecutors in China.
They were charged with various offenses, including fraud, infringement of credit card management, capital embezzlement, money laundering, and counterfeiting a registered trademark.
It was also gathered that BI prosecutors have also filed deportation cases against the 11 aliens who were charged for being undesirable aliens.
