Bernard “Bren” Chong, a espresso magnate, app entrepreneur and proprietor of the Bren Esports crew, has been accused by Filipino authorities of being a part of a P1.87 billion (USD$33 million) drug bust in Manila.
As The Day by day Tribune report, The Nationwide Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have “launched a manhunt” after Chong was discovered to be one of many house owners of a delivery firm that stands accused of making an attempt to import “shabu” (the native slang for meth) via the Manila Worldwide Container Port again in 2019.
Fortuneyield Cargo Providers Company, of which Chong is among the house owners, allegedly paid for each the container deposit and the freight prices for the medicine, main the NBI to say “It might be unimaginable for these funds of serious quantities to be made with out the overall supervisor’s information and acquiescence”.
Bren Esports, named after Chong, is a serious Filipino esports organisation that has professional groups collaborating in the whole lot from Overwatch to League of Legends to Counter-Strike. Based again in 2017, they’ve gained 34 tournaments throughout their numerous video games and have a big following on social media. So it is a huge deal, not only for the crew however for esports in your entire area.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Chong, who has been formally charged with an “unlawful medicine offence” beneath the Complete Harmful Medicine Act. “Mr. Lu Chong can spare everybody the difficulty if he surrenders and faces the costs towards him,” NBI worldwide operations divisions chief Joey Moran advised The Day by day Tribune.
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Chong has taken to Twitter to defend himself, saying:
Good day Twitter, as a few of you might remember, all through the previous couple of hours there have been a number of information articles written about my alleged involvement in a case in my house nation, the Philippines.
I’m scripting this twitter thread to categorically deny these claims which will destroy the great identify I’ve taken cared of for thus a few years.
A few of you might solely know me as part of the Esports neighborhood however in actuality I’m a wider individual than simply that, I’m an Angel Investor and Entrepreneur. I spend money on firms/startups that I consider has nice potential or begin my very own.
I spend money on individuals who has nice concepts, and extra so, to people whom I see goodness and nice expertise.
I consider within the justice system that protects the harmless, and the reality will all the time prevail. I hope this clarifies any doubts you may have and thanks in your assist throughout these making an attempt instances. – Bernard Lu Chong
