Filipino pastor, wanted by the U.S. in a trafficking scheme, has been arrested, officials say

A Filipino pastor, wanted by federal authorities in the United States for his alleged role in a convoluted sex trafficking scheme, has been arrested, officials said Sunday.

Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, the founder and leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ Church whose followers have called him "the appointed son of God," was captured in the Philippines, said the country's interior secretary Benjamin Abalos in a post shared to his official Facebook page. 

Abalos did not provide details about the arrest or the circumstances surrounding it. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police, also confirmed Quiboloy's arrest but did not elaborate, the Associated Press reported.