THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced the arrest of two American fugitives wanted by US federal authorities for serious crimes.
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the two aliens as Teresita Kindle, 57, and Virgilio Carigma Cruz, 67, who were arrested on September 27 and October 6, respectively, by operatives from the BI’s Fugitive Search Unit (FSU).
Kindle was arrested at a condominium unit in Little Baguio, San Juan City, while Cruz was apprehended at his residence in Bgy. San Pedro, Morong, Rizal.
Tansingco said he ordered the duo’s arrest at the request of the US authorities in Manila, which sought the BI’s help in locating and deporting the fugitives.
“They will be deported and placed in our Bureau’s blacklist of undesirable aliens, thus they are perpetually banned from re-entering the Philippines,” the BI Chief added.
He also said that both Americans are already undocumented aliens as their passports were either revoked by the State Department or have already expired.
Rendell Ryan Sy, BI-FSU Acting Chief, disclosed that Kindle was charged with multiple counts of wire fraud and money laundering, before the US District Court in Florida which issued a warrant for her arrest.
It was gathered that Kindle was arrested on the strength of a deportation warrant that Tansingco signed, pursuant to a deportation order that the BI Board of Commissioners issued against her last month.
As for Cruz, Sy said an arrest warrant was issued against him by the superior court of New Jersey in February 2018, after he was indicted on illegal drugs charges.
Both aliens are currently detained at the BI Warden Facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City while awaiting deportation.
