BUREAU of Immigration (BI) operatives have arrested a South Korean national wanted by the law in his country for telecommunications fraud.
The fugitive, identified as Kang Hyeunok, was collared in Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City by members of the BI’s fugitive search unit (FSU.
Kang was captured on the strength of a deportation warrant issued by the BI board of commissioners in October 2021 when it ordered his deportation for being an undesirable alien.
Records showed that Kang had been overstaying in the country for more than four years, having arrived here in July 2019 and did not depart since then.
He was also subject of a red notice from the Interpol based on a warrant of arrest issued by the Suwon district court in Korea on Sept. 13, 2019.
BI authorities said that Kang heads a voice phishing syndicate that operated since 2017 and has mustered more than $840,000.
