A Korean who is facing charges in his home country has been arrested and transferred to the custody of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Muntinlupa City, the bureau said Friday.
According to the NBI, the Korean is facing charges for alleged violation of Korean laws, namely the Korean National Sports Promotion Act, the Criminal Act, and the Act on the Regulation of Punishment for Concealment of Criminal Proceeds.
Based on a provisional arrest warrant issued by the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 173, the NBI said its agents went to the Bureau of Immigration Warden Facility in Taguig City following the arrest of the foreigner.
The NBI said the Korean was taken to the NBI-International Operations Division for standard booking procedures.
He was later transferred to the NBI Detention Center in Muntinlupa City. — Joahna Lei Casilao/ VDV, GMA Integrated News
