(Eagle News) — Another personality charged in connection with the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess has been arrested, while another two are slated to surrender, the National Bureau of Investigation said on Friday.
Initial information provided by the National Bureau of Investigation said Eirene May Tatad was nabbed in Iloilo.
Tatad will be brought to Manila for the return of the warrant of arrest issued by the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46, the NBI said.
The arrest warrant stems from the complaint of drug importation filed against Tatad and eight others in connection with the over 600 kilograms of shabu that slipped through the country in May via Customs express lanes.
Also ordered arrested were Mark Taguba; Dong Yi Shen Xi, also known as Kenneth Dong; Li Guang Feng, also known as Manny Li; customs broker Teejay Marcellana; Taiwanese nationals Chen I-Min and Jhu Ming Jyun; and Hongfei’s Chen Rong Huan.
The court has yet to issue an arrest warrant for Philippine Hongfei Logistics Group of Companies Inc. chairman Chen Ju Long, also known as Richard Tan or Richard Chen, who has filed a motion to dismiss in court.
The NBI did not say who the other two personalities who would surrender were.
On Wednesday night, the NBI served the warrant of arrest on Taguba, who was at that time under protective custody in the Senate. Moira Encina, Eagle News Service