Manila, May 22 -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested a Japanese national wanted in his home country for fraud.

In a news release on Friday, BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said the 53-year-old alias Suk was apprehended during a targeted enforcement operation along Soriano Ave., Intramuros, Manila, on May 20, by operatives of the BI's fugitive search unit (FSU), in close coordination with Japanese authorities and the Philippine National Police.

'Suk' is the subject of an active arrest warrant issued by the Fukuoka Summary Court in Japan in February 2026 for fraud and theft.

Japanese authorities revealed that he belonged to a specialized criminal group that unlawfully obtained ATM cards and personal data by impersonating law ...