The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced the deportation of eight Japanese nationals previously arrested for their involvement in scam operations.
BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said that the eight were arrested last February 11, 2020 at a resort in Sitio Lilian, Famy Laguna by operatives of the BI’s fugitive search unit (FSU) through a joint operation with the National Bureau of Investigation Laguna District Office (NBI-LAGDO).
Found on the scene were numerous phones and scripts, which they use in duping their victims.
Reports allege that the eight were involved in a scam targeting Japanese nationals, mostly retired senior citizens, for at least three years before being caught.
While authorities believe the eight are not connected to the “Luffy” gang, they were said to be operating a similar modus targeting the Japanese elderly.
The deportees boarded a Japan Airlines flight to Narita at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Tuesday, January 30.
Following their deportation, their names have also been included in the BI’s blacklist, effectively barring them from re-entering the country.
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