Japanese fugitive linked to POGOs falls in QC

Manila: Police arrested a 36-year-old Japanese fugitive allegedly linked to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) based in Cambodia.

In a report Wednesday, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said Sasaki Yohei was nabbed by a team from the NCRPO and the Bureau of Immigration in Barangay Tandang Sora, Quezon City at about 3:40 p.m. Tuesday.

Yohei was the subject of a mission order issued by the BI for being an undesirable alien under the Philippine Immigration Law.

Nartatez said the foreigner escaped from an anti-POGO operation launched by Cambodian authorities in 2023 and is a member of a Japanese telecom scam syndicate who came to hide in the Philippines.

He said based on the request warrant of Naoki Matsuda, Chief Inspector of Omiya Judicial Police, the suspect is identified as the buyer who purchases daily necessities and water-soluble paper for the group and a man with criminal records such as theft and breaking into a residence.

Yohei is no
w under the custody of the BI before his possible deportation.

Source: Philippines News Agency

  • malaysiang

    Related Posts

    Pahang Sultan Urges Civil Servants Not To Be Selective In Giving Aid To Flood Victims

    TEMERLOH, The Sultan of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today ordered the various parties involved in managing floods not to be selective in providing aid.

    Al-Sultan Abdullah also reminded flood victims to be patient and…

    Landslide Hits Taman Melawati Residents Amid Long-Standing Concerns

    KUALA LUMPUR, Residents of Taman Melawati have long expressed concerns about the rapid flow of water from a nearby hill during heavy rain, and their fears were realised this morning when a landslide occurred on Jalan E6 in their housing area.

    Retired…