IMMIGRATION agents have arrested a Chinese man tagged as a money launderer for illegal offshore gaming sites.
Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said Wang Zhouyu, 35, was arrested on Roberts St. in Pasay City by operatives of the BI’s fugitive search unit last March 4.
Viado said Wang is considered an “undesirable alien” as he has a standing warrant of arrest issued by the Qinhuangdao Public Security Bureau for fraud last month.
“Wang and his cohorts reportedly established a network that has been deeply involved in money laundering activities, and coordinates with other fraud groups based in mainland China in order to facilitate fund transfer service of their illegal revenues,” the BI chief said, citing information provided by Chinese authorities.
He added that Chinese authorities have traced financial transactions amounting to 19 million renminbi linked to 23 criminal cases.
Wang, according to the BI, is also a money launderer of illegal POGO operations and scam hubs in the country, assisting them in the illicit movement of funds.
He is detained at the BI detention facility in Bicutan, Taguig City.
Last year, 62 Chinese citizens facing charges for various offenses in China were arrested and deported by the BI.
