The Bureau of Immigration (BI) intercepted two foreign fugitives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 airport who were both wanted in their respective countries.
Intercepted at the airport was Yoon Suk Bae, a South Korean, who is a subject of an Interpol alert. Yoon was reportedly wanted in his home county for violation of article 347 of the Criminal Law of South Korea, and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment.
Yoon attempted to enter the country via a Qatar Airways flight from Doha, but was immediately excluded and sent back to his country of origin.
Also intercepted on New Year’s eve was an Antigua and Barbuda national identified as Wang Lingling, 49, who attempted to depart to Tokyo, Japan via a Philippine Airlines flight. Vito Barcelo
Wang was found to be a fugitive from China, with an existing warrant for occupational embezzlement issued by the Xuzhou municipal public bureau in 2017.
She was denied boarding and was transferred to the BI’s warden facility in Taguig pending deportation.