BI creates new unit to run after fugitives hiding in RP By Conrado Ching 06/10/2011

BI creates new unit to run after fugitives hiding in RP

By Conrado Ching 06/10/2011

In an effort to erase the image of the Philippines as “haven” for foreign fugitives, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has created a new unit that will run after aliens hiding in the country.

Immigration Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. said he approved the establishment of a fugitive search unit (FSU) in the bureau to replace the BI Interpol Unit.

The FSU is headed by seasoned BI intelligence officer Uso Dan Salasim who previously held the positions as intelligence chief in Region IX and in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). He will be complemented by a pool of intelligence operatives..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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