A South Korean fugitive who is wanted in his country for alleged financial fraud has been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, April 3.
BI Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado identified the Korean as Jung Hyunjoon, 29, who was arrested last March 24 at the NAIA Terminal 3 before he could board his flight to China.
“He will be deported to Korea to face the cases filed against him and he will be included in our blacklist and banned from re-entering the Philippines,” Viado said.
The BI said that the Korean presented himself for departure formalities at the immigration counter but the BI officer found that he has a red notice from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol).
“Jung is subject of an arrest warrant issued by a Korean court where he was indicted for involvement in electronic financial fraud,” it said.
“Jung was allegedly accused of conspiring with a member of a voice phishing syndicate in receiving five million won from a victim of the syndicate more than two years ago,” it also said.
The BI noted that “the incident happened in 2022 when Jung received an offer from the syndicate member to receive the money from the victim in return for a five-percent commission.”
Jung is now detained at the BI detention facility in Taguig City while awaiting deportation, it added.