Chinese fugitive on most wanted list arrested in Negros Oriental

DUMAGUETE CITY – Authorities in Dumaguete City arrested a Chinese national, listed as Calabarzon’s most wanted person, as she allegedly attempted to flee to Mindanao.

On Saturday, NOrPPO spokesperson Capt. Stephen Jaynard Polinar confirmed the Friday evening arrest of a 34-year-old Chinese woman, identified only as “Xi,” in Barangay Looc.

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The suspect, allegedly a former employee of a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator, was on her way to the Dumaguete port to board a fast ferry bound for Dapitan City in Zamboanga del Norte, Polinar said.

Authorities have yet to determine how long the woman had been staying in Dumaguete prior to her arrest. Polinar said she communicated with law enforcement officers through a translation application.

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The suspect was arrested by virtue of a warrant issued for robbery under Article 294, Paragraph 5 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended.

Dumaguete City police chief Lt. Col. Don Richmond Conag said the Chinese national remains under the custody of the Dumaguete City Police Station, pending the return of the warrant of arrest to the issuing court in Luzon.

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The operation was conducted by the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region, Dumaguete City Police Station and NOrPPO, in coordination with the Anti-Carnapping Section-Regional Intelligence Division of the National Capital Region Police Office, Bacoor City Police Station, Regional Intelligence Division-Regional Special Operations Unit 4A, and Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission Task Force. (PNA)