Boracay tourists face drug charges

Drug charges have been lodged against three Taiwanese and a Chinese national who were once tourists at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town.

The accused are Shau Wei Hu, Chia Hui Sun, Honghua Zhou, and Wei Chieh Weng.

Zhou is a Chinese citizen while the rest are Taiwanese.

The four were part of the group that was arrested in Boracay last year for running a cyber crime group and a drug den.

Initially, the four were charged for only visiting a drug den and have been detained at a jail in Kalibo town.

Over the weekend, the Aklan Police Provincial Office served another warrant of arrest signed by Judge Jemena Arbis of Regional Trial Court -Branch 6.

Inspector Angelito De Jose said it is for drug possession.

It was laearned that police had to wait for almost a year as results of the tablets seized from the suspects had to be confirmed.