03 January 2006
7 Chinese nationals arrested in Agno
LINGAYEN--Seven Chinese nationals aboard a fishing vessel that landed in Agno town last Dec. 20 are now facing cases of illegal entry and violation of Philippine immigration laws before the office of the Provincial Prosecutor in Alaminos City.
The case was filed by the police who arrested the seven soon after some of them were found buying food and some provisions at the Agno public market while their fishing boat, Fu Yuan Yu 868, was docked at the Balincaging river in the poblacion area.
Vendors at the public market became very suspicious because not one of the Chinese nationals could communicate to them in the dialect or even the Filipino language so they contacted the police.
Now temporarily detained at the detention cell of the Police Provincial Office here, the sevenclaimed they were enroute to Taiwan from China when they were forced by bad weather to land in the Philippines.
Police Provincial Director Sr. Supt. Alan Purisima ordered the filing of complaints against theseven suspected illegal entrants soon after the investigation on them was completed.
The investigation showed that of the seven, only six have seafarer’s passport. They are Huang Xin Jun, Zheng Feng, Zheng Zhong, Gao Xiang Guang, Yang Geng, Xin Jian.
No passport was presented by their companion, Wei Jia Fuan.
However, authorities raised doubts whether the seven are really fishermen because their 50-footvessel had no single fishing apparatus.
The vessel was boarded and inspected by the police and representatives of the local police,Bureau of Customs, Maritime Police and the Philippine Coast Guard.
Supt. Noli Taliño, intelligence officer of the Pangasinan police, told newsmen that the Chinese embassy in Manila was already informed of the arrest of the Chinese nationals.
The case was filed by the police who arrested the seven soon after some of them were found buying food and some provisions at the Agno public market while their fishing boat, Fu Yuan Yu 868, was docked at the Balincaging river in the poblacion area.
Vendors at the public market became very suspicious because not one of the Chinese nationals could communicate to them in the dialect or even the Filipino language so they contacted the police.
Now temporarily detained at the detention cell of the Police Provincial Office here, the sevenclaimed they were enroute to Taiwan from China when they were forced by bad weather to land in the Philippines.
Police Provincial Director Sr. Supt. Alan Purisima ordered the filing of complaints against theseven suspected illegal entrants soon after the investigation on them was completed.
The investigation showed that of the seven, only six have seafarer’s passport. They are Huang Xin Jun, Zheng Feng, Zheng Zhong, Gao Xiang Guang, Yang Geng, Xin Jian.
No passport was presented by their companion, Wei Jia Fuan.
However, authorities raised doubts whether the seven are really fishermen because their 50-footvessel had no single fishing apparatus.
The vessel was boarded and inspected by the police and representatives of the local police,Bureau of Customs, Maritime Police and the Philippine Coast Guard.
Supt. Noli Taliño, intelligence officer of the Pangasinan police, told newsmen that the Chinese embassy in Manila was already informed of the arrest of the Chinese nationals.
