SA isang coordinated law enforcement operation sa Clark Freeport sa Pampanga, isang South Korean fugitive na wanted sa narcotics offenses sa kanyang bansa ang inaresto ng Bureau of Immigration-Fugitive Search Unit (BI-FSU) nitong June 28.
Ayon kay BI-FSU chief Rendel Ryan St, ang nasabing operasyon ay isinagawa sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa Philippine Air Force (PAF), Clark Development Corporation Public Safety Division at South Korean authorities.
Ang nasabing fugitive na si Kim Soo, 41, ay inaresto sa isang resort kasunod ng intelligence sharing sa pagitan ng Philippine at South Korean authorities.
Sinabi ni Sy na ang operasyon ay batay sa impormasyon na si Kim ay wanted sa Cheongju District Court sa South Korea dahil sa paglabag sa Narcotics Control Act.
Pinatakbo umano ni Kim ang isang Telegram-based drug distribution scheme, “advertising and selling illegal narcotics, including cocaine and hemp cartridges, while receiving payment through cryptocurrency. He is likewise the subject of an active Interpol Red Notice.”
“Immigration records showed that Kim last entered the Philippines in April 2022 as a temporary visitor but failed to extend or regularize his stay, making him an overstaying alien. He had also previously been placed under the Bureau’s blacklist and watchlist as a fugitive from justice,” ani Sy.
Si Kim ay dinala sa BI detention facility matapos ang booking at documentation procedures at mananatili siya doon habang nahaharap sa deportation proceedings.
