Philippine immigration authorities have successfully apprehended 59-year-old Australian national Rishi Levi, who was wanted in India for his alleged involvement in a massive Rs2.49 billion fraud scheme. Levi was taken into custody on September 9 in the Bonifacio Global City district by the Bureau of Immigration’s Fugitive Search Unit. His arrest follows the issuance of an Interpol Red Notice, which stemmed from a warrant out of New Delhi regarding serious charges of criminal conspiracy.

Indian investigators claim that Levi played a key role in orchestrating a series of fake trade transactions designed to funnel bank funds into personal accounts. He allegedly pocketed roughly $430,000 in commissions from these activities, ultimately costing the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India billions. Since entering the country in January, Levi has been held at the Bureau of Immigration’s detention facility in Taguig City, where he currently awaits formal deportation proceedings as officials continue their crackdown on foreign fugitives.