The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday said it deported two Japanese fugitives wanted for robbery.
The BI identified the two Japanese nationals as Hoshino Takuya, 24, and Kunio Aihara, 62, who were arrested in separate operations in April and June.
‘Both were deported via Japan Airlines flight bound for Tokyo on the morning of October 16,’ the BI said in a statement.
‘Their names have been included in the BI’s blacklist, permanently barring them from re-entering the country,’ it added.
Hoshino was arrested in Las Piñas City on April 22 after the Japanese government reported him as a wanted criminal.
The 24-year-old Japanese was reportedly a member of the notorious ‘Luffy’ gang and is accused of stealing ATM cards and targeting elderly victims by impersonating law enforcement officers.
He and his cohorts also allegedly staged fake police investigations to deceive victims into surrendering their bank cards.
Meanwhile, Aihara was arrested on June 3 after the BI received information from Japanese authorities that he is wanted in Tokyo for robbery resulting in injury, in violation of the Japanese Penal Code.
He and his group allegedly stole a victim’s wallet containing about 700,000 yen in cash which caused multiple injuries requiring several weeks of medical treatment.