The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced the deportation of eight Japanese nationals previously arrested for their involvement in scam operations.
BI Commissioner Norman Tasingco said that the eight were arrested last February 11, 2020 at a resort in Sitio Lilian, Famy Laguna by operatives of the BI’s fugitive search unit (FSU) headed by Rendel Ryan Sy, through a joint operation with the National Bureau of Investigation Laguna District Office (NBI-LAGDO).
Found on the scene were numerous phones and scripts, which they use in duping their victims.
Reports allege that the eight were involved in a scam targeting Japanese nationals. Many of their victims, according to reports, are retired senior citizens. The syndicate was said to have scammed millions of Pesos in their scheme that have been operating for at least three years.
While authorities believe the eight are not connected to the Luffy gang, they were said to be operating a similar modus targeting the Japanese elderly.
The deportees boarded a Japan Airlines flight to Narita at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Tuesday.
Following their deportation, their names have been included in the BI’s blacklist, effectively barring them from re-entering the country.
