Operatives of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), backed by agents of the Bureau of Immigration, arrested four Japanese fugitives in two separate operations in Pasay City Parañaque City on Tuesday, July 16.
Nabbed were Sawada Masaya, 43; Suzuki Seiji, 29; Koji Ueda, 27; and Jun Kiyohara, 29. The last three were collared in the operations in BF Homes, Parañaque City.
NCRPO director Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez said the operations stemmed from the coordination with the Immigration authorities in running after four wanted Japanese allegedly hiding in the country.
“The operation was based on the arrest warrant issued by a Japanese court for alleged fraud. Based on the information, they are believed to be involved and members of a telecom fraud syndicate based in Cambodia with criminal charges for extortion and fraud,” said Nartatez.
It was Masaya who was first arrested while arriving from Cebu on Tuesday morning. At around 2 p.m. on the same day, the three other Japanese were collared.
Nartatez said the four Japanese are now under the custody of the Regional Intelligence Division of the Regional Special Operations Group.
He said coordination is now being done with Immigration and Japanese authorities for the travel of the four to Japan to face the case leveled against them.