A South Korean man wanted by authorities in Seoul and the Interpol for narcotics trafficking was nabbed by Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives under the fugitives search unit.
BI-FSU chief Rendel Ryan Sy identified the fugitive was identified as Maeng Juhwan, 29. He was arrested last May 3 along Jupiter Street, Bel Air, Makati City.
Sy said Juhwan will be sent back to Korea as soon as the BI board of commissioners has issued the order for his summary deportation.
“We will deport him because he is an undesirable and overstaying alien whose presence here poses a risk to public safety and security,” said BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval, adding that the said alien will then be blacklisted and perpetually banned from re-entering the country.
Sy disclosed that Juhwan is also a subject of an Interpol red notice issued last Feb. 13 which indicated that an arrest warrant was issued by the Chuncheon district court on Oct. 25, 2023 for violating Korea’s narcotics control act.
Juhwan allegedly orchestrated the smuggling of Philopon, a residue of methamphetamine tagged as a commonly abused illegal substance in Korea.
Sy said the contraband concealed in a snack bag carried by his accomplice was reportedly transported via international airports two different occasions in September 2023.
A check of Juhwan’s travel records showed that he had been overstaying in the country for almost two years or since August 23, 2023.
Sy said he is currently detained at the BI custodial facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City pending deportation proceedings against him.
