Fil-Am wanted for illegal importation in US nabbed in Taguig

A Filipino-American fugitive allegedly involved in illegally importing luxury cars abroad was nabbed by the authorities in Taguig City.

According to John Consulta’s “24 Oras” report on Thursday, the Bureau of Immigration's Fugitive Search Unit (BI-FSU) said the suspect faces money laundering and theft by deception charges in the US.

“May mga ginamit siyang tao para mag-apply ng loan para sa sasakyan na ito at nang nakuha nila ang sasakyan gumawa siya ng pekeng dokumento para i-export naman itong sinasabing luxury vehicles,” BI FSU chief Rendel Sy said.

(He used people to apply for a loan for this vehicle and when they got the vehicle, he made a fake document to export it as a luxury vehicle.)

It took the authorities more than a year to locate and arrest the suspect, who had been using fake identities since he arrived in the country in 2019.

“Habang dinidinig ang kanyang deportation case ay titignan din natin kung may local case na nakasampa laban sa kanya,” Sy said.

(While his deportation case is ongoing, we will also check if there are local cases filed against him.)

GMA News has sought the side of the suspect, who is detained in a facility in Bicutan. — Richa Noriega/BM, GMA News