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OPERATIVES of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested an Australian national suspected of being a member of the notorious Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nabbed was Gregor Johann Haas, 46, according to Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tansingco said the Australian national was captured by operatives of the BI\u2019s Fugitive Search Unit (FSU)last May 15 in Bogo, Cebu.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to Tansingco, Haas is the subject of a Red Notice by the Interpol, which stemmed from a criminal case filed against him in Indonesia.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n An arrest warrant against the suspect was issued last January 29 by the National Narcotics Board of Indonesia for drug smuggling.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Indonesian authorities accused Haas, who has alleged links to the Sinaloa drug cartel, of being behind the attempt to smuggle into Indonesia on Dec. 11, 2023 a shipment of floor ceramics filled with more than five kilograms of the illegal drug substance methamphetamine.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The illegal drugs were seized by Indonesian authorities, who later discovered via testimonies from arrested drug couriers that the packages were sent by Haas from Guadalajara, Mexico.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tansingco described Haas\u2019 arrest as a major accomplishment of the BI in its continuing drive to flush out wanted foreign criminals in the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n He described the Australian as a \u201chigh-profile fugitive\u201d for being an alleged member of the Sinaloa cartel, a large international organized crime syndicate based in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico that specializes in drug trafficking and money laundering activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The arrested Australian is now detained at the BI warden facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City pending his deportation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" OPERATIVES of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested an Australian national suspected of being a member of the notorious Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel. 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