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(Photo courtesy of CIDG) MANILA - Authorities nabbed a South Korean fugitive in Muntinlupa City who is wanted for telecommunications fraud in his home country, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said Tuesday. Citing reports from the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), Azurin said the suspect Choi Seung, 36, was arrested by members of the CIDG and the Fugitive Search Unit of the Bureau of Immigration in Alabang on Monday. Seung is the subject of a red notice from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) for transnational crime. Reports gathered by the PNP reveal that the subject is the head of a telecom scam syndicate obtaining PHP215 million from some 800 victims from 2015 to 2016. "The PNP is always ready to respond to complaints especially if it involves a large-scale fraud such as this. Kaligtasan niyo, sagot ko! But this is a team effort so we recognize the dedication shown by everyone in the organization to resolving