Default Thumbnail

BI blocks entry of Korean fugitive

May 31, 2023 Jun I. Legaspi 117 views

A KOREAN fugitive who just arrived in the country was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and faced immediate deportation.

BI intelligence chief Fortunato Manahan Jr. identified the passenger as 37-year-old Kim Seonjeong, who was intercepted at the NAIA 3 terminal last May 27.

Manahan said Kim had just arrived via a Cebu Pacific flight from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam when he was accosted by elements of the BI’s border control and intelligence unit (BCIU) at the airport.

Immigration supervisors alerted the BCIU agents after the BI officer who processed the Korean passenger’s name registered a positive hit in the Interpol database.

Tansingco immediately ordered the conduct of summary deportation proceedings against Kim to stand trial for his crimes.

Kim, who was wanted in Korea was convicted of fraud, inflicting physical injuries and drunken driving.

Authorities alleged that sometime in October 2018, Kim defrauded a compatriot by enticing the victim to give him 30 million won, or nearly US$23,000, which he would pay in the amount of 100 million won within three months.

AUTHOR PROFILE