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Caught P440 M at Cebu airport, part of Que ransom money
By J.Lo
“Aside from money laundering, these foreign nationals might be conduit to be used to interfere or at least influence election,” Philippine National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said nine foreigners and two Filipinos were arrested after they were caught carrying trolley bags contained over P440 million in cash at Mactan-Cebu International Airport in Lapu-Lapu City..
Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission executive director Gilbert Cruz said suspects were intercepted at the security screening area of airport’s general aviation terminal at around 10:30 in the evening.
With seizure of cash and arrest of suspects happening days before Monday’s elections, authorities are checking possibility that funds were intended for poll-related “interference.”
Six of the foreigners are Chinese nationals, one Malaysian, one Indonesian and citizen from Kazakhstan. They were accompanied by two Filipinos who were also apprehended by airport security personnel.
Fajardo said one of the Chinese men, Wu Song, has red notice alert for fraud from International Criminal Police Organization or Interpol.
She said two other suspects, Li Fei and Chen Hao, have warrants of arrest for various crimes.
Fajardo said foreigners arrived in Cebu on Friday at around 9 in the morning on board van and went straight to casino where White Horse Club, one of the junket operators linked to kidnap-slay of Filipino-Chinese businessman Anson Que, used to operate.
Suspects went back to airport and were supposed to board private plane at around 11:30 in the evening when they were arrested.
Police earlier said P200-million ransom paid by Que’s family ended up in 10 different e-wallet accounts and was converted to cryptocurrency after passing through White Horse Club and 9Dynasty Group, another junket operator.
Airport security personnel detained suspects after they saw large sums of cash inside trolley bags they were carrying, subjected to x-ray screening.
Based on initial inventory, Fajardo said trolley bags contained P441,922,542 as well as $168,730 and 1,000 Hong Kong dollars.
Fajardo said suspects violated Commission on Elections Resolution No. 11104 regulates transportation of large sums of money during election period.
Under the measure, possession, transportation or carrying of cash exceeding P500,000 in public places is prohibited two days before and on election day except for authorized persons.
Fajardo said casino sent certification from White Horse Club hours after suspects were captured, stating the amounts were winnings.
This further raised suspicions from personnel of Aviation Security Group led by its director, Brig. Gen. Christopher Abecia.
Fajardo said they are investigating if portions of money seized were part of ransom paid by Que’s family.
Apart from its possible connection to Que’s murder, money seized may have been intended to finance election-related unlawful activities, Fajardo said, citing report from Criminal Investigation and Detection Group.
Fajardo said passing of large sums of cash through junket operators supposed to be no longer operating, is cause of national concern. “This is grave threat to national security.”
Fajardo said bulk of P200-million ransom money paid by the family of Que had been cashed out from financial firm based in Cambodia.
She said around $1.36 million or P75.77 million was cashed out from Huione Pay.
“What’s significant here is this Huione was investigated by US government before for alleged money laundering,” Fajardo said at a news briefing in Camp Crame.
She said they traced money through cryptocurrency account entered Huione Pay.
Que and his driver Armanie Pabillo were found dead in Rodriguez, Rizal even after Que’s family had paid ransom.
They were kidnapped in March and held captive in house in Meycauyan City in Bulacan where they were killed.
Chinese national identified as David Tan Liao and his Filipino cohorts, Richardo Austria and Reymart Catequista, are under police custody. Two other suspects, Gong Wenli and Jonin Lin, are still at large.
Fajardo said Anti-Cybercrime Group tracked down $205,942 or about P11.43 million, believed to be part of ransom money, now frozen after PNP’s Anti-Cybercrime Group communicated with cryptocurrency accounts outside the country.
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