Wanted Chinese facing serious drug case nabbed while fleeing PH

Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents have arrested a Chinese national wanted by local authorities for possession of illegal drugs while attempting to fly out of the country at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

In a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, BI intelligence chief Fortunato Manahan Jr. said 39-year-old Lin Guanxiu was intercepted on Jan. 5 before he could board Philippine Airlines flight to Tianjin, China.

Manahan said Lin was initially denied departure clearance after the immigration officer saw that his name had registered a hit in the Interpol database.

The matter was then referred to the BI-Interpol unit and the National Central Bureau (NCB) which confirmed that the passenger and the subject of the Interpol Red Notice are one and the same.

Lin was then turned over to agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), pending issuance of a commitment order from the court which ordered his arrest.

The Chinese national is subject of an arrest warrant issued by Judge Caesar Buenagua of the Regional Trial Court in Trece Martires City, Cavite on June 10, 2019.

Lin was charged for violating Republic Act 9165 or the comprehensive dangerous drugs act which carries the penalty of life imprisonment.

Authorities alleged that on Feb. 3, 2019, Lin and another Chinese national were caught in possession of more than 273 grams of shabu which were wrapped in sealed plastic sachets.