The Daily Tribune
Wanted foreign fugitives collared
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) apprehended two foreign fugitives, a South Korean and a Japanese national, in Metro Manila for fraud and scams in their home countries.
South Korean Hwang Seongbin was arrested on September 30 in Makati City for his alleged involvement in a stock investment scheme that caused over $75,000 in losses.
Japanese national Sasaki Yohei was arrested on October 1 in Quezon City for scamming an elderly victim and suspected involvement in a Cambodia-based telecom fraud syndicate.
The arrests were made on the strength of mission orders issued by BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado, based on requests from the South Korean and Japanese governments.
Both fugitives are blacklisted and prohibited from re-entering the Philippines, and are currently detained at the BI warden facility in Taguig City awaiting deportation.
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