Bernard “Bren” Chong, a espresso magnate, app entrepreneur and proprietor of the Bren Esports staff, 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 transport firm that stands accused of attempting to import “shabu” (the native slang for meth) by 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 medication, main the NBI to say “It will be unattainable for these funds of great 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 participating in all the things from Overwatch to League of Legends to Counter-Strike. Based again in 2017, they’ve received 34 tournaments throughout their numerous video games and have a big following on social media. So it is a massive deal, not only for the staff however for esports in the complete area.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Chong, who has been formally charged with an “unlawful medication offence” underneath 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:
Hi there Twitter, as a few of you could bear in mind, 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 residence 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 therefore a few years.
A few of you could solely know me as part of the Esports group however in actuality I’m a wider particular person than simply that, I’m an Angel Investor and Entrepreneur. I spend money on firms/startups that I imagine 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 imagine within the justice system that protects the harmless, and the reality will all the time prevail. I hope this clarifies any doubts you might have and thanks on your assist throughout these attempting instances. – Bernard Lu Chong
