Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents arrested a Chinese computer hacker who worked for an online gaming hub that authorities raided last month in Porac, Pampanga.
The BI’s fugitive search unit (FSU) identified the foreigner as 40-year-old Lin Qiude, who was arrested inside a posh resort inside the Poro Point Freeport in San Fernando, La Union.
BI-FSU chief Rendel Ryan Sy the operation was conducted in cooperation with intelligence groups from the Philippine National Police (PNP), military, and navy, as well as the PNP Regional Office 1 and the San Fernando City Police Station.
During the arrest, the team found Lin, who upon verification with the Chinese police, has been tagged as a fugitive in China where he is wanted for fraud.
According to Chinese authorities, Lin is subject of a warrant of detention issued by the public prosecutor in Anxi County, China where he was charged with committing fraud. Sy said that aside from being a fugitive in China, Lin is also wanted by local authorities for being suspected as one of the hackers employed by the PAOCC-raided hub in Porac.
Authorities suspect that Lin is responsible for hacking the bank accounts of victims based in the US, Middle East and Europe.
