MANILA, March 15 -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is set to deport a Japanese man tagged as a leader of a notorious syndicate in his homeland.

In a statement Friday, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said Tomohiro Koyama, 49, is in their custody and is currently detained at their holding facility in Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig.

The foreigner made headlines after reports tagged him as the "number three" man of the "JP Dragon" gangster syndicate, which reportedly committed a string of violent crimes in Japan.

He said Tomohiro was initially arrested by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in January for estafa in violation of Article 315 of the Revised Penal Code in Relation to Presidential Decree 1689.

The Japan...