SUBIC BAY FREEPORT -- A Chinese national was arrested by security officers of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Sunday evening, August 24, after he and a companion took a vehicle at knifepoint along the Subic Freeport Expressway (SFEx).
The SBMA Law Enforcement Department identified the suspect as Bin Zhang, 24, with address at Silver City 4 Condominium in Pasig City.
Bin was arrested by SBMA security officers at 9:05 p.m. at the vicinity of the Subic Gateway Hub where the stolen vehicle, a white Hyundai Starex with plate number KOP-347, was recovered earlier.
The report said Bin did not speak any English and his companion, who is yet to be identified, remained at large as of Monday morning, August 26.
According to complainant George Villanueva, an on-call driver from Kawit, Cavite, he picked up the two suspects at Ortigas in Manila around 3 p.m. Sunday, August 24, upon the instruction of his boss, a certain Mr. Wong.
The report said Villanueva was told to bring the passengers to Buma Hotel in the Subic Bay Freeport.
However, upon reaching the Tipo Gate of the SFEx around 6 p.m., the suspects allegedly poked at him a cutter knife.
However, Villanueva escaped and the culprits immediately drove away toward the Subic Bay Freeport.
Villanueva thereafter sought the help of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway patrol and at 7:53 p.m. found the stolen vehicle parked near a bank along Rizal Highway here.
Responding SBMA security officers soon apprehended Bin at the Gateway Park area at 9:05 p.m.
The suspect was later turned over to the Philippine National Police office in Hermosa, Bataan for proper filing of the case. (Ric Sapnu)