A Japanese national wanted by authorities in his country for impersonating a police officer and for scamming was arrested by Bureau of Immigration agents.
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said Yoshiyuki Nishio, 59, was turned over by the National Capital Region Police Office Regional Intelligence Division to the BI.
Nishio was previously arrested last February 4 inside Camp
Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig for violation of Section 1 (k) of Republic Act 10883 or illegal transfer of plate, RA 4136, for violation of Land Transportation and Traffic Code, and Article 172 of RPC or Falsification of Private Individual and use of Falsified Documents.
He was said to have been found inside the camp in a vehicle with an illegally transferred plate number. He was also said to have presented a fake driver’s license.
Nishio, who carried the alias Kenjie Kimura, was found to be the subject of an existing Summary Deportation Order issued in 2020. Vito Barcelo
Information from Japanese authorities revealed that an arrest warrant has been issued against Nishio by the Osaka Summary Court on September 2022. Two more arrests warrants issued by the Tokyo Summary Court on December 2019, and April 2022
Nishio reportedly impersonated a police officer and a staff member of the Financial Services Agency to scam Japanese nationals into giving their bank details.
He will be detained in the BI’s facility in Taguig pending implementation of his deportation.