3 Chinese tagged in kidnapping held

MANILA, Philippines — Three Chinese fugitives who allegedly kidnapped a Vietnamese were arrested in Barangay Tambo, Parañaque on Aug. 13.

Jun Chen, 28; Hongru Zhang, 26, and Hao Zhen, 27, are facing charges of robbery, grave coercion, illegal detention, gun possession and illegal drug trading before the Parañaque City prosecutor’s office.

Two of the suspects are subjects of arrest warrants in Jinjiang, China. The other suspect is an overstaying alien.

The Chinese government has canceled their passports.

“They can only be deported after the criminal cases filed against them in the Philippines are resolved. If convicted, they will have to first serve their sentence here,” Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said.