The Bureau of Immigration ordered the deportation of two Koreans who were arrested in separate operations in Pampanga and Cagayan.
Arrested were Nam Sangmin and Ha Que Back who were both wanted by Korean authorities for fraud and tax evasion amounting to more than 4 billion Korean won.
BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said Nam was nabbed in Pampanga while Ha was cornered in Cagayan.
The Korean Embassy has canceled their passports, according to Morente, adding that both would be deported for being undesirable and undocumented aliens.
“They will likewise be placed in our blacklist and banned from reentering the Philippines,” he added.
BI Intelligence Officer and FSU Chief Bobby Raquepo said that the two Koreans are on the Interpol’s red notice list due to outstanding arrest warrants issued against them by Korean courts.
Nam is wanted for defrauding several victims of nearly 26 million won ($23,000) which he collected by hacking into someone’s instant messenger account.
Ha, on the other hand, is wanted for violating Korea’s Tax Evaders Act for allegedly submitting false sales tax invoices worth 4.4 billion won ($4 million) which he issued to 31 companies without delivering the corresponding goods or services.
The two are currently detained at the BI Detention Center in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig pending deportation proceedings.