Manila, June 4 -- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday announced the arrest of a South Korean national wanted in his home country for his part in an investment scam.

In a statement, NBI Director Jaime Santiago said Kim Yooshik, a.k.a. Kim Yoosik, was apprehended in Malate, Manila by the agency's Organized and Transnational Crimes Division (OTCD) and the Bureau of Immigration-Fugitive Search Unit (BI-FSU) on Tuesday.

Official communication from Consul Yun Wonchang of the South Korean Embassy in Manila dated April 17, 2023 tagged Kim as a fugitive from justice.

A blue notice from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) issued against Kim indicated that he has a warrant of arrest for fraud in violation...