Five Chinese men and their Filipino accomplice were nabbed by the Laguna police on Monday night after allegedly kidnapping another Chinese national in exchange for ransom.
ABS-CBN News reported that the Philippine National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) as听Wu Guoxing, Wu Liang, Sun Yazhou, Hou Zhau Zhou, and Haichao Lin. Lin was identified as the . The Filipino accomplice .
罢丑别听Philippine Daily Inquirer听identified the victim as Si Yuxiang. According to the authorities, Si was in Pasay City. When he lost his money, a loan shark syndicate reportedly听loaned him money to enable him to play.
He was allegedly abducted and tortured by the听suspects after he lost the money which was loaned to him.
Si was reportedly kidnapped by the suspects on Friday and was sent to his relatives in China to听demand ransom money in exchange for his freedom. He was听.
Si’s family reportedly gave the suspects PHP280,000 (US$5,229.70) for his release, however, the kidnappers听 (US$2,801.62) more, prompting the family to听seek help from authorities.
The foreign ministry in China then , which tipped the PNP-AKG of the second pay-off.
On Monday night, to nab the suspects.听Senior Supt. Glenn Dumlao, the director of the PNP-AKG, told The听Philippine Daily Inquirer that the kidnappers were .
were guns, tasers, and handcuffs.
The authorities will file kidnap-for-ransom charges against the suspects.
