Two foreign fugitives wanted in their countries for criminal offenses have been arrested by agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Manila and Pampanga.
They were identified by the BI as South Korean Lee Yeonghak, 44, and American Stan Ray Hudgins, 63. They will be deported for being undesirable aliens as a result of the cancellation of their passports by their government, it said.
The BI said that “Lee is wanted by authorities in Seoul for involvement in illegal online gaming operations.”
“A warrant for Lee's arrest was issued by the Daegu district prosecutor’s office which accused him of setting up gambling sites in the Internet in violation of his country’s laws against illegal gambling,” it said.
“He allegedly connived with the head of a syndicate in establishing the said online gaming sites since 2022 from which they raked profits amounting to 90 billion won, or roughly $67 million,” it also said.
In the case of Hudgins, the BI said “the American has a warrant of arrest issued by a family court in Richard County, South Carolina after he was charged with non-payment of child support.”
“Intelligence reports described Hudgins as armed and dangerous as he allegedly always carries a deadly weapon,” it said.
The two arrested foreigners are now detained at the BI’s facility in Taguig City pending their deportation.