Manila, May 23 -- A Korean national wanted in his country for gang violence has been arrested in Pasay City, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said Friday.

The NBI identified the Korean fugitive as Jang Seong Woong, who was arrested on Thursday by agents from the NBI-Organized and Transnational Crime Division (OTCD) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI)-Fugitive Search Unit (FSU), in collaboration with the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) and the Philippine Air Force (PAF) Military Intelligence.

The arrest was based on an official communication from the Senior Consul of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the BI, who identified the Korean as an undesirable alien who poses a risk to public safety and security due to his sta...