Friday, February 01, 2008 Police probe 10 Chinese traders
CAMP OLIVAS -- About 10 Chinese businessmen were invited over the weekend by elements of the 3rd Regional Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (CIDU) here for questioning for their alleged involvement in the manufacture of pornographic video compact discs (VCDs).
Regional CIDU Senior Superintendent Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar identified the Chinese businessmen as Chen Yu Xin, Lin Hongming, Chien Zhibing, Yang Yipeng, Chen Guangliang, Xiao Xiangquilang, Chen Wufeng, Huang Junxiong and Liu Zhiqing.
Sometime in September 2007, an informant relayed to the Bulacan Criminal Investigation and Detection Team (CIDT) that a certain Lin King Wan alias Francis Lin, a Chinese businessman is engaged in the manufacture of pornographic VCDs.
Lin reportedly rents a warehouse in Barangay Kabyawan, Banga First, Plaridel, Bulacan.
He is allegedly protected by some influential government officials in Bulacan and Metro Manila.
Based on the intelligence reports gathered, a team from Regional CIDU and Bulacan provincial police office, under Senior Superintendent Allen Bantolo, implemented four search warrants issued by Judge Evelyn Atienza-Turla of Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 40 in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija.
Lin King Wan was arrested at his rented warehouse in Barangay Kabyawan, Banga 1st, Plaridel, Bulacan for violation of Article 201 of the Revised Penal Code.
The search conducted by police at the warehouse being rented by Alpha Plus International Enterprises Corporation resulted to the confiscation of various properties like offset printer machine; four units of disc machines; two units bonding machines; two cooling machines; one unit VCD, DVD processing machine and one unit waterless platter processor machine. These equipment are believed to be used in the manufacture of their illegal trade, police report said.
Police however said the raid was conducted in a peaceful and lawful manner and in the presence of Bantay Bayan members, media practitioner and one Alexander A Caraig, who claimed to be the warehouse owner's representative.
During an interrogation, Caraig presented documents of the company. Likewise, the ten Chinese nationals who were invited for questioning presented photo copies of their respective visas.
The documents submitted by the suspects now being authenticated at the Bureau of Immigration (BOI), Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) and the Optical Media Board (OMB).
Authorities later released the suspects but were advised to present themselves when called for further questioning. (MHD)
