After withdrawing the ransom money from a bank in Paranaque city for a Chinese businessman whom they kidnapped and later found dead, three Chinese nationals were arrested by the government’s anti-kidnapping group.
Bei Huimin, 30; Jielong Shen, 26, and Sun XiaoHui, 26, were brought to the police Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) headquarters for proper disposition.
Vietnamese national Hong Puc Le, 33, was also arrested at a mall in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig after his bank account was used to receive the P560,000 ransom deposited by the family of Uy.
Uy was kidnapped in Quezon City and brought to a subdivision in Barangay Navarro in Gen. Trias, Cavite, where he was tortured, according to Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission executive director Gilbert Cruz.
After sending a video of the torture, the kidnappers demanded a total of nearly P1 million to be sent via two banks and through a mobile wallet app.
On March 22, the victim’s body was found In a grassy area of the Saddle and Leisure Park in Tanza, Cavite by some students. (JERRY S. TAN)
