(Eagle News) — The National Bureau of Investigation has filed criminal complaints against the nine individuals believed behind the entry of a P6.4-billion drug shipment in the country in May via express lanes.
Taiwanese Chen I. Min and Jhu Ming Jyun; chairman of Philippine Hongfei Logistics Group of Companies Chen Ju Long (alias Richard Tan or Richard Chen); Chinese national Li Guang Feng; warehouse caretaker Fidel Anoche Dee; businessman Dong Yi Shen (alias Kenneth Dong); private customs broker Mark Ruben Taguba II; customs broker Teejay Marcellana; and EMT Trading owner Eirene May Tatad were charged for importation of dangerous drugs under Section 4 of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 (Republic Act 9165).
EMT is the consignee of the drug shipment found in a Valenzuela warehouse on May 26.
A separate complaint for unauthorized customs brokering under Section 28 of the Customs Brokers Act was also filed against Taguba, Dong and Li, whom the NBI noted were “in the practice of customs brokers (by) providing their services as consultants (in) the preparation of documents for the importation of Hongfei, notwithstanding that they are not registered as customs brokers with the Professional Regulation Commission.”
All nine individuals may also soon be prevented from leaving the country after Senator Richard Gordon, chair of the Senate blue ribbon committee looking into the entry of the drug shipment, said he would ask the Bureau of Immigration to issue a hold departure order against them.
“I will request for the HDO (to be in place) until the termination of the case,” he said.
The next hearing into the entry of the drug shipment is scheduled next week.
