BUREAU of Immigration (BI) agents have arrested a Chinese fugitive wanted by the authorities in Beijing.
The fugitive, identified as Zhang Xianfa, 36, was intercepted at the Immigration departure area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminal 3, while he was about to board a Cebu Pacific flight to Guanzhou, China .
BI chief Norman Tansingco said Zhang was intercepted by BI officers who noticed that he was in the BI’s database of aliens with existing derogatory records.
Tansingco said the BI has already issued an order for the deportation of Zhang in May 2023 for being an undesirable alien.
The Chinese fugitive is one of 16 Chinese nationals whose deportation was sought by Chinese authorities due to crimes they allegedly committed in China. The remaining 15 Chinese nationals were also ordered deported by the BI.
Zhang will be sent back to Beijing as soon as the BI secures the required clearances for his deportation, the BI said, adding that he was already barred from re-entering the Philippines as a result of his inclusion in the Immigration blacklist.
