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BI nabs Sokor fugitive wanted for telco fraud in Pampanga
A South Korean fugitive, identified as Choi Hojun, has been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Pampanga.
Choi, 36, is wanted in South Korea for allegedly leading a voice phishing syndicate and has been evading prosecution for over a year and a half since arriving in the Philippines in August 2022.
His arrest was based on a red notice issued by Interpol in April 2024, following an arrest warrant from a district court in Incheon, Seoul.
BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado stated that Choi will be immediately deported and blacklisted from re-entering the Philippines as part of strengthening border control under the Bagong Pilipinas framework.
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