Authorities from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) have arrested the suspected leader of a notorious Japanese crime syndicate operating in the Philippines.

In a report from Operation Tulong by Sherwin Alfora on Thursday, June 5, the suspect was identified as Ryuji Yoshioka, believed to be the head of the large Japanese syndicate known as "JP Dragon."

BI operatives nabbed the japanese suspect on the Wednesday night, June 4 in Angeles City, Pampanga.

Yoshioka is reportedly facing charges of theft under the Japanese Penal Code.