On August 3, the Philippine Police Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group) successfully rescued two kidnapped Chinese women in Angeles City, Pampanga, Central Luzon, and arrested at least Two Chinese suspects. During the operation, one police officer was shot and killed, while another was shot and injured.
Brig. Gen. Cosme Abrenica, head of the police anti-kidnapping brigade, said today (August 5) that the operation originated from China's Police Attache Zheng Zhu , should be the information provided by the police liaison officer of the Chinese Embassy in Manila); on the morning of that day, Mr. Zheng Zhu contacted the anti-kidnapping brigade and reported that a kidnapping and extortion case was taking place in Makati City, in which the kidnapped The hostages and kidnappers who committed the crime are all Chinese citizens.
On the afternoon of the same day, police from the anti-kidnapping brigade located the victim and the kidnapper and launched a rescue operation at a villa in Sitio Feliza, Brgy. Malabanias, Angeles City.
Various knives and drug paraphernalia seized by the police from the kidnappers
At around 2 o'clock, police from the anti-kidnapping brigade raided the kidnappers' den. During the operation, the kidnappers took the lead in shooting at the police. During the exchange of fire with the suspects Hu Kai and Liu Dong, Staff Sgt. .) Nelson Santiago and Chief Master Sgt. Eden Accad were shot and transported to Angeles University Foundation Medical Center .). However, Santiago was pronounced dead on arrival.
Abrenica said that the two kidnapped victims were rescued and the two Chinese kidnappers were arrested. Two pistols, a .48 caliber pistol and a .38 caliber revolver, were seized from them, in addition to drug paraphernalia and bush knives and other criminal tools.
The pistol seized by police from the kidnappers
Preliminary police investigations showed that two Chinese women were kidnapped in Makati City on August 2. Later that day, the kidnappers demanded a ransom of 50 million RMB from the victims' families. The families chose to report the case to the domestic police and, with the assistance of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, to the Philippine authorities.
The Anti-Kidnapping Squad will interrogate the two suspects to find out whether they have other accomplices and their whereabouts, and whether the two are involved in other kidnapping and extortion activities.
The two suspects face charges of kidnapping for ransom and violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.
It is somewhat puzzling that the two kidnappers were not shot dead by other police officers while they were shooting the police officers. Generally speaking, if the Philippine police encounter a counterattack during the execution of their mission, they will definitely open fire.
In Duterte's words, "It is my consistent order to shoot all criminals who enter Davao City." More than two years ago, Cebu police shot and killed four kidnappers who fired back when they rescued a Chinese real estate businessman.
Did the Philippine police show some leniency this time? This is a bit surprising. Because Philippine law does not encourage detaining people to obtain confessions, generally speaking, after the police investigation is completed, the judge will rule on bail pending trial.
Generally speaking, Chinese kidnappers often jump bail and abscond. Killing kidnappers has always been one of the best ways to solve the rampant kidnapping cases in the Philippines.
The two Chinese kidnappers who were arrested earlier and the Chinese woman who overstayed her visa
Earlier on July 11, three Chinese citizens were arrested in Angeles City, Pampanga Province for suspected involvement in a kidnapping and ransom group.
Later, the Immigration Bureau and the Angeles City Police Department disclosed that they came to a villa in Sto. Domingo village to search for the suspect; the arrested suspect was confirmed to be 29-year-old Feng Zhengheng. ) and 33-year-old Chou Yibo, while the third Chinese man who allegedly shot himself to death was 35-year-old Wu Fu Wen.
Immigration agents also captured a 25-year-old Chinese woman, Wang Yan, who was found to be an overstayed foreigner.
"A few months ago, nine foreigners were murdered and their bodies were dumped in different areas of Pampanga. These four Chinese citizens are the main suspects in the deaths of the nine foreigners," Immigration Director Norman Chen Xingge said. Tansingco) said in a statement. "Six of the nine people murdered were Chinese, and the other three were from Vietnam, Malaysia and Japan," the Immigration Service added in a statement.
Angel City Police Chief and Police Colonel Amado Mendoza Jr. said that officers from the Police Department were assisting agents from the Bureau of Immigration’s Fugitive Search Unit (BI’s Fugitive Search Unit) in executing a warrant issued against a Chinese suspect. Participated in the arrest warrant process.
The Immigration Bureau stated that the arrest warrant was issued for three persons, namely Feng Zhengheng, Zhou Yibo and Wu Fuwen, for "violating Philippine immigration laws"; Wang Yan's arrest was purely coincidental. When immigration agents discovered her during the operation, she failed to produce legal residence documents, and it was later discovered that her tourist visa had expired.
Chen Xingge said in a statement that the three Chinese suspects fled after seeing immigration agents and police. The three Chinese "will be charged with deportation for overstaying their tourist visas"; they all arrived in the Philippines in 2019 and have stayed in the Philippines ever since; "They did not bother to apply to extend their stay in our country.
They will remain in our detention facility until the criminal cases against them are resolved by the courts as they will also face charges for deportation,” he added.
The activity areas of the kidnappers arrested in these two cases were only about 5 kilometers apart. At the same time, its hideout is within 15 kilometers of the Thai Royal Court compound where the notorious Park No. 3 is located. It can almost be inferred that these two groups of kidnappers have an inexplicable relationship with Park No. 3.
As for the way the police and immigration bureau obtained information about the two groups of kidnappers, in addition to network IP address location, it is very likely that some valuable information was obtained from the mouths of the arrested online gambling practitioners in Park No. 3.
These two gangs of kidnappers are obviously the ones who have a symbiotic relationship with Park 3. Perhaps they were also the ones who escaped when the Philippine military and police raided Park 3 on June 4.
Location and distance between Feliza Village, Santo Domingo Village and Park No. 3
