The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is deporting a South Korean fugitive wanted in Seoul for allegedly killing a compatriot and for alleged involvement in telecommunications fraud.
In a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, the BI’s fugitive search unit (FSU) identified the suspect as 38-year-old Jang Youngjin, who was arrested last Friday at his residence in Cubao, Quezon City.
Jang is now detained at the BI warden facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City pending his deportation to Korea.
FSU chief Rendel Ryan Sy said Jang is subject of a red notice from the Interpol and an arrest warrant issued by the Cheongju district court in Korea in connection with a murder case.
The case stemmed from an incident in Parañaque City last Jan. 16 wherein Jang allegedly mauled a fellow Korean after a heated argument with the victim during a drinking spree, which resulted in the latter’s death due to head trauma.
Sy also bared that another warrant was issued against Jang by the Seoul Central District Court where he was charged with running a telecom fraud syndicate that operated in China.
Ring members employed voice phishing in making calls to their victims in Korea whose combined losses amounted to more than 63 million won or roughly P2.6 million.