The fugitives arrested by BI-FSU, with Lee Minho in the middle. (JERRY S. TAN)
Bureau of Immigration- Fugitive Search Unit (BI-FSU) operatives arrested a namesake of the popular South Korean actor Lee Minho, inside the Clark Freeport Zone last November 25.
BI-FSU chief Rendel Ryan Sy said Lee, 37, was arrested by BI agents based on a mission order issued by BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado, after the BI received information from South Korean authorities that Lee is wanted in his home country for a crime he committed five years ago.
Lee, 37, allegedly conspired with other suspects in using a baseball bat to inflict serious physical injuries on a victim, which resulted in the latter’s hospital confinement for several days.
A warrant of arrest was issued against him by the Suwon District Court on February 2024 for Special Bodily Injury in violation of the Criminal Act of the Republic of Korea, even as he is also reportedly the subject of an Interpol red notice issued on October this year for the same case.
Meanwhile, the BI also reported the arrest of four other fugitives on November 26.
Sy said BI-FSU agents arrested in Lupon, Davao Oriental City Jordanian national of Shalabi Nidal Mohd Suleiman, 53, an overstaying alien who is wanted in Dubai for theft, as he allegedly stole money amounting to over 110,000 Euros and 200,000 AED from his former employer.
Meantime, arrested last Nov. 27 in Makati City was Chinese fugitive Wei Xiaofeng, 28, who is wanted for illegally using equipment to invade the privacy of his victims. He is accused of creating a Telegram account used to distribute videos illicitly recorded using hidden cameras installed in hotel establishments, capturing individuals without their knowledge or consent.
Also nabbed in Pasay City last Nov. 29 were Taiwanese nationals Chen Chi-Yin, 32 and Huang Chun Fu, 31, who are wanted for fraud in Taiwan. They were accused of being members of the notorious ‘Bamboo Triad’, a syndicate involved in large-scale firearms and drug smuggling operations.
“Foreign fugitives have no place in the Philippines. Our close coordination with our foreign counterparts led to the arrest of these fugitives,” Viado declared.
He added: “The Philippines is not a sanctuary for wanted foreign criminals. They will be deported, blacklisted and perpetually banned from re-entering the country for being undesirable aliens.”
