Metro Manila, Philippines – A Japanese national wanted by a court in Fukuoka, Japan, and suspected as a senior leader of a transnational fraud network, was arrested by authorities in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, on Oct. 31, the police said.

The Philippine National Police said on Thursday, Nov. 5, that the foreign national is reportedly a senior figure in JP Dragon, a Japanese criminal group operating in the country, known for fraud and theft that victimizes the elderly in Japan and others in Asia.

The police said the Japanese will face deportation.