A South Korean fugitive, who is wanted in his country for fraud, was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) before he could depart for Hanoi, Vietnam last Sunday, Jan. 11.
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony M. Viado identified the fugitive as Yun Daeyoung, 50 years old.
Viado said that Yun was intercepted when immigration officers found a Red Notice issued against the foreigner by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol).
Interpol’s Red Notice is a request to all law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest fugitives.
The BI said that the Daegu District Court of Korea issued a warrant for Yun’s arrest in July 2025 for allegedly violating South Korea’s Criminal Act which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment.
It also said that “Yun is allegedly involved in money laundering activities connected to a goods purchase fraud syndicate in South Korea.”
Yun reportedly deceived a victim by falsely promising a share in the profits of an online shopping mall, thereby fraudulently obtaining 22,550,204 Korean won or more than P900,000, the BI said.
Also, the BI said that Yun allegedly defrauded the same victim of 140,748,319 Korean won or P5.7 million in 24 separate transactions.
Yun is now detained at the BI’s facility pending his deportation.
Viado said: “The President’s directive is clear: the Philippines will not be a safe passage or hiding place for foreign nationals wanted for serious crimes abroad.”