Korean fugitive arrested

National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Atty. Melvin A. Matibag, alongside Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado, presents South Korean fugitive Lee Jingyu during a press briefing at the NBI headquarters on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. Lee, the subject of an Interpol Red Notice for drug smuggling and aggravated assault, was captured in a joint NBI-BI operation in Parañaque City on Feb. 26. Authorities confirmed that Lee had been at large since escaping from the BI Detention Facility in Muntinlupa City on Jan. 1, 2026.