Korean arrested in Pampanga for running a prostitution den

A Korean national was arrested by state security forces in Pampanga for running a prostitution den in the country, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Monday.

In a report to BI commissioner Jaime Morente, the Korean national was identified as Hong Yong, 44.

Yong was nabbed by BI personnels on Wednesday while attempting to board an Asiana Airlines flight to Seoul, Korea.

In a statement, BI Spokesperson Dana Krizia Sandoval said Hong was under the watchlist of alien fugitives in the country.

The Korean Embassy was also forwarded to the BI last January 18 a report stating that Hong is wanted in Korea for “arranging the sexual traffic” of Korean tourists.

Sandoval said Hong would text his clients to choose from the pictures shown online and would ask to remit an amount of 200,000 won as initial payment.

Hong was also reportedly using a villa with a private pool on a golf course as a front, which he advertises to prospective customers via the Internet.

The arrested foreigner was held at the BI Detention Facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City pending his deportation proceeding.

Hong is also set to be included in the blacklist foreigners in the country and is banned from re-entering the country after being deported. /vvp