A Korean and a German national both wanted by the Interpol for being fugitives from justice in their respective countries were nabbed by operatives from the Bureau of Immigration-fugitive search unit (BI-FSU).
BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said the two foreigners were arrested in Angeles City, Pampanga last March 31 in separate operations conducted by operatives from the bureau’s fugitive search unit (FSU) headed by Rendel Ryan Sy.
First arrested in his residence in Brgy. Malabanias, Angeles City was German national Klaus Dieter Boekhoff, 60, who is wanted by authorities in his home country for involvement in Internet fraud. A warrant of arrest was reportedly issued against Boekhoff by a local court in Bamberg, Germany on Dec. 5 last year due to multiple counts of fraud cases filed against him.
Sandoval said that based on a report from authorities, since 2023, Boekhoff operated more than a hundred fake online stores that defrauded at least 590 victims who incurred combined losses of more than 81,000 euros. He reportedly created the online stores with no intention of delivering the goods ordered by customers and kept the advance payments for himself instead.
Nabbed on the same day in his home at the Timog Park Homes, Angeles City was Korean national Ryu Hoijong, 48, who is wanted by authorities in Seoul for larceny. Ryu and his accomplice allegedly stole in 2015 a vehicle worth 40 million won, registered it to a third party, and later illegally sold it to a buyer.
Sy said both aliens are detained at the BI custodial facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City where they will remain until they are deported.
Meanwhile, Sandoval said the duo will be deported and placed in the immigration blacklist, effectively banning them from re-entering the country for being undesirable aliens. They were arrested pursuant to notices issued by the Interpol which sought the BI’s help in locating and arresting the said fugitives.
