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PAOCC to share info on suspected mastermind in abductions of foreigners
PAOCC to share info on suspected mastermind in abductions of foreigners
Dr. Winston John Casio (left), Senior Technical Adviser of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, attends a Senate hearing on June 26, 2024. Senate PRIB
MANILA — The Chinese national suspected of being the mastermind in the recent abduction of a 14-year international student in Taguig is also responsible for the kidnapping and disappearance of other foreign nationals, the Presidential Anti Organized Crime Commission said Friday.
MANILA — The Chinese national suspected of being the mastermind in the recent abduction of a 14-year international student in Taguig is also responsible for the kidnapping and disappearance of other foreign nationals, the Presidential Anti Organized Crime Commission said Friday.
PAOCC Spokesperson Winston Casio said the commission has been coordinating with a number of embassies over the years over abductions by a certain Wang Dan Yu, also known as Bao Long, who has been identified as the leader of a kidnapping syndicate involved with Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators.
PAOCC Spokesperson Winston Casio said the commission has been coordinating with a number of embassies over the years over abductions by a certain Wang Dan Yu, also known as Bao Long, who has been identified as the leader of a kidnapping syndicate involved with Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators.
“So we will be providing all the information necessary doon sa aming counterparts sa [Philippine National Police] at [Department of the Interior and Local Government],” he said.
“So we will be providing all the information necessary doon sa aming counterparts sa [Philippine National Police] at [Department of the Interior and Local Government],” he said.
The DILG earlier identified Wang Dan Yu as the suspect in the fatal shooting of another Chinese national in a hotpot restaurant in Makati City in October 2024.
The DILG earlier identified Wang Dan Yu as the suspect in the fatal shooting of another Chinese national in a hotpot restaurant in Makati City in October 2024.
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The 14-year-old student had been missing since February 20 and was found on a roadside in Parañaque City on Tuesday evening.
The 14-year-old student had been missing since February 20 and was found on a roadside in Parañaque City on Tuesday evening.
The victim’s parents and the kidnappers were conversing on WeChat, a popular messaging app in mainland China.
The victim’s parents and the kidnappers were conversing on WeChat, a popular messaging app in mainland China.
The latter demanded a ransom of $20 million, but police said the family coordinated with the PNP hence no ransom was paid.
The latter demanded a ransom of $20 million, but police said the family coordinated with the PNP hence no ransom was paid.
Police said the kidnappers had released the teen victim because of pressure that authorities were closing in on them.
Police said the kidnappers had released the teen victim because of pressure that authorities were closing in on them.
The Philippine National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group was able to trace the identities, cellphone numbers and casing plans of the perpetrators from evidence recovered from an abandoned vehicle in Bulacan, where the body of the victim’s driver was found, Innterior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said earlier this week.
The Philippine National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group was able to trace the identities, cellphone numbers and casing plans of the perpetrators from evidence recovered from an abandoned vehicle in Bulacan, where the body of the victim’s driver was found, Innterior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said earlier this week.
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