Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents have rounded up five South Koreans wanted for serious crimes in their country.
BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said the aliens were arrested in separate operations conducted in Metro Manila and Pampanga by operatives from the bureau’s fugitive search unit (FSU).
“They will all be deported for being undesirable aliens, aside from being included in our blacklist and banned from reentering the Philippines,” Morente said.
He said the Koreans were also undocumented and overstaying in the Philippines since their passports have been cancelled by the Korean government.
BI-FSU chief Rendel Ryan Sy identified the arrested Koreans as Kang Ju Hwan, certain Paek Sanghun, Song Jongmin, Kim Kyungmo and Yang Minseong.
Ju, who was wanted by Korean authorities for illegal gambling, was arrested at the Clark Freeport in Mabalacat, Pampanga.
He was charged for allegedly operating illegal gambling sites on the Internet which did not pay or return dividends based on the results of the game and earned an estimated 900 million won from the said racket which they operated from February to August 2019.
Paek was wanted in Korea for telecommunications fraud and engaging in voice phishing operations that defrauded victims of more than half a million dollars.
Arrested in Batasan Hills, Quezon City were Song and Kim who were both wanted for fraud.
Yang, who was arrested in an establishment along Timog Ave., Quezon City, was tagged by Korean authorities as one of the leaders of ‘Kang Minho Pa’, a voice phishing syndicate that defrauded over 1 Billion Korean Won from their victims.