THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested two South Koreans wanted for various crimes in their homeland.
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the two foreigners were arrested in an operation by members of the bureau’s fugitive search unit (FSU) in Imus, Cavite.
Those arrested were identified as Bae Byungchan, 37, and Kim Ji Yong, 35, who are both detained at the BI warden facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City pending deportation proceedings.
“They will be deported to Korea as soon as our board of commissioners issues the order for their summary deportation. They will also be placed in our blacklist and banned from re-entering the country,” Tansingco said in a statement.
BI-FSU acting chief Rendel Ryan Sy disclosed that Byung is subject of an outstanding arrest warrant issued by the Seoul central district court last April 6 following his indictment on fraud charges.
Byung was reportedly accused of being a member of a voicephishing syndicate which amassed an estimated profit of 260 million won, or roughly US$195,000 from their victims.
The victims were allegedly duped into giving their money due to misrepresentations by the syndicate members that they are financial lenders.
On the other hand, Kim is also subject of a separate arrest warrants issued by the Jeonju district court on charges of drunk driving and for counterfeiting a private document.