2 men arrested for kidnapping Chinese national — CIDG

MANILA, Philippines — Two suspects behind the kidnapping of a Chinese national were arrested in Makati City on Thursday night.

In a report from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), the suspects were identified as Lee Arvin Apostol and Brian Alit Reguntina.

Members of the CIDG-National Capital Region (CIDG-NCR), Eastern Metro Manila, and Makati City Police Station Police Community Precinct 3 arrested the suspects and rescued Chinese national Jiang Fan Li in a building on Batangas Street corner Uruguay Street, Barangay Isidro at 9:45 p.m.

CIDG Director Maj. Gen. Amador Corpus said authorities conducted the rescue operation after a concerned citizen reported to CIDG that a Chinese national was abducted.

The suspects are now under the custody of CIDG-NCR while a complaint for serious illegal detention is being prepared against them. (Editor: Eden Estopace)