JAPANESE FUGITIVE NA JP DRAGON SYNDICATE LEADER UMANO, DINAKIP NG BI-FSU

DINAKIP ng Bureau of Immigration (BI) ang isang Japanese fugitive na sangkot diumano sa notorious transnational criminal syndicate JPDragon, sa isang operasyon sa Cabanatuan City nitong October 31, 2026.

Ang pag-aresto ay isinagawa batay sa Warrant of Deportation Order No. 2023-160 na may petsang July 18, 2023 at alinsunod sa direktiba ni President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. na paigtingin ang immigration law enforcement at palakasin ang kampanya laban sa foreign fugitives.

ng fraud, theft at attempted theft sa ilalim ng arrest warrant na inilabas ng Fukuoka Summary Court noong December 27, 2022.

Ayon kay BI Fugitive Search Unit (FSU) Chief Rendell Ryan D. Sy, si Yamamoto ay isa umano sa mga lider ng JP Dragon, isang Japan-based criminal syndicate na binubuo ng yakuza members at diumano ay nago-operate sa Metro Manila.

“The group has been linked to sophisticated telephone fraud schemes targeting elderly Japanese citizens. Its members allegedly impersonate police officers to deceive victims into surrendering their ATM cards and banking information. Japanese investigators suspect that the syndicate defrauded approximately 250 victims of around ¥900 million since 2019,” ayon. kay Sy.

Aniya, si Yamamoto ay ide-detine sa BI Warden Facility habang nahaharap sa deportation proceedings. (JERRY S. TAN)