BASILAN. Philippines- Three (3) Chinese (Hongkong) nationals were arrested as alleged courier in Barangay Dansalan, Hadji Mutamad, Municipality in Basilan Wednesday night, May 2, 2018.
Provincial Director Police Senior Superintendent Rufino Inot identified the Chinese nationals as Tsz Kin Tsui 40, Po Wong, 33, and Chun Wai, 32.
Police authorities flagged down the suspects while they were purchasing gasoline in the island.
Sensing that the buyers were foreigners, the police asked for their passports.
Inot said only two of the three presented a passport while the other one which he did not specify failed to present a document.
Inot said they suspect that the foreigners were couriers of illegal drugs in Basilan.-Richard Falcatan/Newsline.ph
