MANILA - The Japanese Embassy in Manila on Tuesday night thanked the Philippines for its cooperation in deporting two of the four suspects in the "Luffy" robbery case. "We appreciate the constructive response and cooperation of the related agencies of the Philippines Government to realize deportation of two of them. Embassy of Japan is unable to comment on deportation schedule of the remaining two of them," it said in a statement. In an ANC interview, Philippine Ambassador to Japan Mylene Garcia-Albano said the deportation is a result of "successful cooperation" between the police authorities of both countries. "[U]nder the able leadership of our DOJ Secretary also who has really been on top of this case, we believe that Japan is aware that we are doing our best to comply with their request," she said. The embassy made the request to deport four of its nationals last Jan. 30. In less than two weeks, suspects Toshiya Fujita and Kiyoto Imamura were
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Two of the four Japanese fraud suspects held at an immigration detention center in Manila are expected to be deported to Japan as early as Feb. 7, sources said.
The Philippines is expected to repatriate at least two of the four Japanese detainees believed to be involved in a string of robberies across Japan as early as Feb. 7, investigative sources say.