The Bureau of Immigration (BI) apprehended a South Korean wanted by authorities in Seoul linked to a telecommunications fraud scheme amounting to nearly P1 million.
The apprehended fugitive was identified as Park Seungeon, 24, who was cornered on Bradco Avenue in Parañaque City by agents from the Bureau of Immigration’s Fugitive Search Unit (FSU).
BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said the arresting officers were armed with a mission order he had issued following intelligence received from the South Korean government, which had been tracking Park›s criminal activities and his location within the country.
Park has a warrant of arrest by the Incheon district court in Seoul where he was indicted for fraud. Korean authorities have reported that Park is associated with a telecom fraud syndicate, which was accused of providing a fraudulent low-interest debt consolidation loan to a victim.
Through this scheme, he allegedly misappropriated over 20.1 million won, equivalent to approximately $14,000. Park arrived in the country as a tourist on Aug. 19, 2022, and has not departed since then.
