Bureau of Immigration Denies Entry to Interpol-Wanted South Korean at Airport and Deports 4 Japanese Fraud Fugitives

📌 On September 29, at Manila's NAIA Airport, a 31-year-old South Korean wanted by Interpol for illegal dummy account money laundering was denied entry.
On the same day, four Japanese nationals wanted for fraud in Japan were also deported and placed on the blacklist.

■ 1. Interpol-Wanted South Korean Denied Entry at Airport
· Subject: 31-year-old South Korean male (Lee Yongsoo)
· Arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 in Manila on September 29 via a Cebu Pacific flight from Japan
· Flagged by the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS), where the Bureau of Immigration cross-checks the passenger manifest sent by airlines prior to arrival against the wanted list
· Charges: Money laundering in South Korea — subject to an Interpol red notice for distributing illegally obtained bank accounts (dummy accounts) with accomplices
· Outcome: Denied entry and sent back on the same airline he arrived on

■ 2. Four Japanese Fraud Fugitives Deported
· Subjects: Japanese nationals Takumi Oi, Sho Okada, Yuki Sugita, and Yuta Takahashi
· Deported on September 29 from NAIA Terminal 3 via a Japan Airlines (JAL) flight and handed over to Japanese police
· Oi & Okada: Charged with fraud involving impersonating police officers to extort money (arrest warrants issued by the Kokura Summary Court); arrested by the Bureau of Immigration on April 28
· Sugita & Takahashi: Charged with fraud (arrest warrants issued by the Omiya Summary Court) plus overstaying
· All four have been placed on the immigration blacklist and are barred from re-entering the Philippines

■ Key Takeaways
· The Philippine Bureau of Immigration automatically cross-checks passenger manifests with Interpol's wanted list before flights arrive. If you have an overseas arrest warrant, you will be caught right at the airport.
· Deported foreigners are placed on a blacklist, blocking their re-entry.
· Overstaying alone is grounds for deportation. Be sure to check your visa extension deadlines.

■ Sources
South Korean entry denial: The Manila Times (10/3, citing Bureau of Immigration announcement)
Japanese deportations: Daily Tribune (9/30), Pilipino Star Ngayon (10/2)

■ Photos
① The 4 deported Japanese nationals (Daily Tribune) ② Manila's NAIA Airport (The Manila Times)