MANILA, Jan. 12 -- Immigration authorities recently arrested a Japanese national wanted by authorities in Tokyo for involvement in theft and financial fraud in Pasay City.

In a statement Thursday, Commissioner Norman Tansingco said operatives from the Bureau of Immigration - Fugitive Search Unit (BI-FSU) apprehended 26-year-old Risa Yamada, along Roxas Boulevard on Jan. 9.

A mission order was issued by the BI chief for Yamada's arrest at the request of Japanese authorities in Manila who sought her deportation so she could stand trial for her alleged crimes.

"She will be deported after our board of commissioners issues the order for her summary deportation. She will then be deported and perpetually banned from re-entering the country fo...