Immigration Bureau deports 4 wanted Taiwanese

Four Taiwanese wanted in their country for illegal gambling and organized crime activities have been deported by the Bureau of Immigration aboard China Airlines flight to Taipei, the BI said on Friday.

The Taiwanese, Chang Che-Wei, Yeh Ching-Shun, Chen Po-Hua, and Yen Jung Wu, are subjects of outstanding arrest warrants issued by various prosecutor’s offices in Taiwan, according to BI Commissioner Ricardo David Jr.

The passports of the deportees had been canceled by the Taiwanese government, thus they were undocumented aliens and were subjects for summary deportation, he said.

According to David, three of the four deportees were among the 26 Taiwanese arrested by joint operatives of the BI and the National Bureau of Investigation in the cities of Mandaluyong and San Juan last Sept. 27.

“They were picked up at their safe houses after informants tipped authorities off of the aliens' alleged involvement in internet and credit card fraud transactions," David said in a statement.

Arvin Santos, BI Law and Investigation Division chief, said that Chang is wanted for violating Taiwan’s gambling and organized crime prevention act, while Chen has been charged with his involvement in the illegal drugs.

Santos added that Yeh is wanted for sex crime and Yen for allegedly being involved in manslaughter. The deportees were placed in the BI blacklist and banned from re-entering the Philippines.

Just recently, the BI deported 67 Chinese nationals to Beijing following their arrests last Sept. 28 by BI and NBI operatives. They are similarly wanted by Beijing authorities for involvement in Internet and credit card fraud. — B. L. Vergara/LBG, GMA News