The Bureau of Immigration intercepted two high-profile foreign fugitives who attempted to enter the country and were immediately deported back to their ports of origin.
BI chief Joel Anthony Viado said Japanese national Sasaki Yohei was deported after Tokyo authorities tagged him as a member of a Cambodia-based telecom fraud syndicate engaged in kidnapping, illegal detention, extortion, and fraud.
He was not allowed to enter the country on December 10 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport 1.
On the other hand, Australian Rodrigo Elices was intercepted at the NAIA Terminal 3 after he arrived from Abu Dhabi after BI officers learned that he is subject of a red notice from the Interpol.
Elices is a member of the notorious “Hells Angels” gang, an internationally-outlawed club of motorcycle riders allegedly involved in organized crime, including drug trafficking.
The BI-Interpol unit said Elices is wanted by Australian authorities for being an alleged member of a crime syndicate engaged in the production and sale of illegal drugs and firearms in Sydney. Elices also reportedly served prison time in Bangkok, Thailand for using a stolen passport to enter the country.