The two members of “Luffy Gang” who were deported yesterday. (Photo courtesy of BI)
2 members of Japanese ‘Luffy Gang’ deported
TWO Japanese nationals tagged as members of the notorious ‘Luffy’ gang were deported to Japan yesterday morning.
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the duo as Sugano Kazushi and Shimoeda Saito, who were deported and boarded a Japan Airlines flight to Tokyo.
Kazushi and Saito were deported for being undesirable aliens after the Japanese government tagged them as fugitives from justice for reportedly working as fraudulent callers for a criminal group victimizing their compatriots.
They were said to be the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the Tokyo Summary Court for being part of a large-scale telecom fraud group.
The BI believed that the duo was part of the infamous Luffy group, which allegedly committed a string of violent crimes in Japan.
The two have been hiding in the country since 2019.
Shimoeda Saito made headlines last November 16, 2023 after being intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 while he was attempting to flee the country on a Cebu Pacific flight bound for Nagoya, Japan.
Upon knowing that he was being arrested, he resorted to alarming tactics, intentionally bumping his head into the immigration counter and feigning distress.
