Taiwanese Man Serving In Saint Lucia Held In The U.S.

Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) has reported that a Taiwanese man, sent last year to serve in the Taiwan Technical Mission to Saint Lucia, was arrested in the United States for allegedly setting up an online platform to sell drugs. According to CNA, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed this and said it was monitoring the situation closely.  The news agency reported that the man, surnamed Lin, was due to finish his stint in Saint Lucia on July 4. CBS News reported that Rui-Siang Lin, also known as Pharoah, was  arrested on charges of selling at least $100 million worth of illegal drugs online through a site on the dark web known as the “Incognito Market.” The market was shut down in March. CNA said Taiwan Foreign Ministry spokesman Jeff Liu disclosed that Lin’s arrest occurred on Sunday in New York while in transit. Liu said Lin was in Saint Lucia after applying to perform alternative military service last year based on his information technology expertise. The Foreign Ministry spokesman said Lin was sent to Saint Lucia on Nov. 3 after passing a review and had behaved normally during his service, cooperating fully with the technical mission’s work. However, before...