6 Taiwanese barred from Phl

MANILA, Philippines - Bureau of Immigration agents prevented six Taiwanese men suspected of being members of drug syndicates from entering the country during the Holy Week, the BI reported yesterday.

Agents William Bell and Anton Lopez said Shin Yu Lin and Yu-Fan Lin were apprehended on April 1, Wu-Tsung Hun on April 5, and Hsin Tung Wang, Ming-Che Hsieh and Cheng Nan Lin yesterday.

All six arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on an Eva Air flight from Taiwan, and they were sent back the same day they arrived.

Bell said six of them bear tattoos all over their bodies when they were inspected and they cannot explain why they have Cambodian and Malaysian visas in their passports as they landed in the Philippines.

“They could be shabu makers,” he said.