The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported the arrest in Mindanao, of a South Korean national wanted by authorities in Seoul for swindling a compatriot in a fraudulent sale transaction.
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the alien fugitive as Park Sang Hyun, 63, who was arrested on April 19 in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental by operatives from the BI’s Fugitive Search Unit (FSU).
Tansingco said the arresting agents were armed with a warrant of deportation which he issued pursuant to a deportation order, that the BI Board of Commissioners issued against the Korean in November last year.
“He will be deported as soon we have obtained the required clearances for his departure. Consequently, he is perpetually banned from re-entering the Philippines due to his inclusion in our immigration blacklist of undesirable aliens,” the BI Chief added.
BI-FSU Acting Chief Rendel Ryan Sy said Park is subject of an arrest warrant issued in 2019 by a District Court in Incheon.
He was charged before the said court with fraud for allegedly defrauding another Korean in 2017 of more than US$61,000.
Park was accused of reneging on his promise to deliver to the victim second-hand clothes that the latter intended to resell online.
“He is also an undocumented alien as a result of the cancellation of his passport by the Korean government,” Sy said.
He will be detained at the BI’s Warden Facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City while awaiting his deportation to South Korea.
BI urges condo building owners to report activities of aliens
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco urged condominium building owners to report illegal activities of aliens in their areas.
The appeal comes after the Senate Committee on Women, Children, and Family Relations chaired by Senator Risa Hontiveros exposed that condominium units in Metro Manila are being abused to house crypto currency scam operations.
“Both local law enforcement agencies and the BI have difficulty simply entering condominiums, as these are residential areas, unlike offices of companies,” said Tansingco.
He reminded condo building owners that fighting trafficking is a shared responsibility of everyone, and Filipinos should report any illegal activities in their area to the appropriate agencies.
He further warned condo building owners that failure to report such activities could be considered as harboring illegal aliens, which considered a criminal offense under the Philippine Immigration Act of 1940 and violators may face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
“If there are illegal aliens in your vicinity, report them to immigration, or to the local law enforcement agencies,” said Tansingco. “Protectors of aliens doing illegal activities in the country are also liable by law,” he warned.
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