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PEOPLE vs Yong Fung Yuen

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. YONG FUNG YUEN, appellant.

G.R. Nos. 145014-15 | 2004-02-18

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

The Narcotics Group of the Philippine National Police based in Camp Crame, Quezon City, received reports from police units and civilian informants that the appellant, Chinese national Yong Fung Yuen,[1] was a member of the Chinese Triad and was engaged in the illegal drug trade in Southern Tagalog.[2] He had a pending case in the Regional Trial Court of Manila for violation of Republic Act No. 6425 (Dangerous Drugs Act), as amended, docketed as Criminal Case No. 09457,[3] in which he posted a personal bail bond of P60,000.[4]

Shortly after he assumed office in September 1997 as Acting Chief of the...