The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it has arrested a Chinese national wanted in Beijing for allegedly trafficking fellow Chinese to work for online gaming hubs in the Philippines.
The Chinese national was identified by BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco as Wang Chuancong, 35.
Wang was arrested last July 30 at a condominium along Roxas Boulevard in Parañaque City by BI’s Fugitive Search Unit operatives.
Tansingco said the Chinese government informed the BI of the suspect’s presence in the country.
A detention warrant was issued against him in April 2024 by the municipal public security bureau in Jinjiang, China for human trafficking.
“We were told that he heads a syndicate that facilitates the illegal departure of Chinese nationals by forging documents to facilitate their outbound travel in China,” Tansingco said.
“This allows them to travel to different countries including the Philippines to work in online gaming hubs,” the BI commissioner added.
Wang was found to be an undocumented alien after his passport was canceled by the Chinese government.
He was brought to the BI warden facility in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City while awaiting deportation proceedings.
The BI said Wang arrived in the Philippines as a tourist in February 2024. —KG, GMA Integrated News
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