PNP-AKG rescues Chinese man abducted by fellow Chinese

PNP-AKG arrested two Chinese nationals for kidnapping fellow Chinese in Pasay. /Consuelo Marquez, INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police – Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) rescued a Chinese national who was allegedly abducted by fellow Chinese men after failing to pay his debt.

PNP-AKG identified the victim as Haitao Li, 35, of Hubei Province in China.

Police received information from a Malaysian national about a Chinese man being held by fellow compatriots in New Port Boulevard Tower in Pasay City on Tuesday at 5 p.m.

PNP-AKG operatives then went to the area, rescued the victim and arrested the alleged abductors identified as Zhangpeng Xiong, 32, and Tian Fu Zhao, 34.

Lt. Col. Elmer Cereno, PNP-AKG spokesman, said they discovered that the suspects were offering to lend money to their victims in casinos. Cereno also noted that if the victims failed to pay their debts, the suspects would kidnap them.

“Titingnan sila ng mga probably may kayang players, then aalukin nila ito ng puhunan. May promissory note silang kukunan. Kukuha sila ng percentage ‘pag natalo kaagad pipilitin nila magbayad e wala namang pera; paglabas ng gambling den, doon na nila iaabduct yung tao,” Cereno told reporters in a press conference at PNP-AKG office.

The suspects were detained in PNP-AKG while charges for kidnapping with ransom are being readied against them. /je