CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga — A high-value Chinese fugitive wanted for large-scale telecommunications fraud has been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in an operation aligned with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to rid the country of foreign criminals.

BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado confirmed the arrest of Zhao Jianfeng, 28, who was apprehended on June 28 in a residential area inside Clark Freeport Zone in Mabalacat City. Zhao is the subject of a detention warrant issued by the Liangqing Branch of the Nanning Municipal Public Security Bureau in China.

“This individual is part of a dangerous and organized network that has defrauded countless victims online,” Viado said. “His continued presence in the country poses a clear and serious threat to public safety.”

According to Chinese authorities, Zhao is a core member of a transnational criminal syndicate running telecom and online investment scams from the Philippines.

During the operation, immigration agents also apprehended five other Chinese nationals—Song Genyuan, Wu Xinxu, Wen Jing, Xu Yongcheng, and Lin Jinyang—who were allegedly operating computer workstations used for telecom fraud.

Later that day, authorities conducted a follow-up operation at a casino in Angeles City, where they arrested another alleged syndicate member, Lu Bingbing, 25, who failed to present valid immigration documents.

“All suspects are undergoing booking and documentation and will be turned over to the BI Warden Facility in preparation for deportation,” said Viado.

The BI chief stressed the agency’s continuing cooperation with the Chinese government to ensure that the suspects are returned to China to face legal proceedings.

“You will be found, and you will be sent home,” Viado warned foreign fugitives. “The Bureau, under the Marcos administration, is working hand in hand with our international counterparts to protect the Filipino public from fraud and criminal infiltration.”