By
Erwin Beleo
CAMP OSCAR FLORENDO, La
Union – Thirteen Taiwanese, two Chinese, and seven Filipino helpers were
arrested by personnel of the police’s Anti-Cybercrime Group for alleged
‘telecom fraud’ in sitio 1 Barangay Medina, Dingras, Ilocos Norte, police
reported Tuesday (Oct. 24, 2018) here.
This camp
reported that the suspects were allegedly conducting illegal outbound calls
going to China.
Chief Supet.
Romulo E Sapitula, regional director of Police Regional Office 1, identified
the Taiwanese and Chinese suspects as Wu Pei Yu, Juan Wang, Lien Teng Yu, Chen
Feng Tsai, Wei Han Lai, Shao Wei Zeng, Zeng Hui, Chiahui Sun, Chin Kai Lai, Jun
Zer Chen, Liang Ou Chun, Shao Wei Wu, Jhih Hong Chen, Chin Jen Huang and
Shu-Cheng Wu.
The Filipino
suspects were Ronald Allan Santos, Eduardo Gabutan, Edwin Ronquillo and Michael
Santos, all of Valenzuela City; Christian Gach Malaqui of Sarrat, Ilocos Norte
and Rocino Velarde of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan.
The suspects
were arrested during a raid in their warehouse where various communication
items such as assorted computers, telephones, 52 slot machines, other
paraphernalia used in their illegal activities were seized.
There were
also certificates of discharge from jail for violation of Republic Act 9165.
The raid was
initiated by members of the Anti-Cybercrime Group from Camp Crame after they
received a complaint from the Chinese government, whom they did not specify, on
the illegal activity of the suspects.
It was
learned that the suspects have been conducting the illegal operation for more
than two years.
Sapitula said
the illegal activity, which is being done inside a warehouse, is in violation
of the Anti-Cyber Crime Law (RA 10175). This was implemented through a search
warrant issued by Maria Victoria A Soriano- Villadolid, presiding judge of
regional trial court branch 24 in Manila.
The suspects
were brought to Camp Crame while an inventory of the confiscated equipment is
still being conducted by policemen.
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