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453 rounded up in POGO hub raid
Authorities arrested 453 individuals, comprising foreigners and Filipinos, during a raid on a suspected Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in Parañaque City.
The operation was a joint effort by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), the Department of Justice, the Philippine National Police, and the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Of those rounded up, 137 were Chinese, with other foreign nationals including Vietnamese, Thais, Malaysians, an Indonesian, and a Taiwanese, alongside 307 Filipinos.
The POGO hub, located in the ATI building and operating as an entertainment entity for about a year, was allegedly involved in investment scams, love scams, and sports betting scams targeting Chinese and Indian nationals.
Operatives were surprised by the scale of the operation, which occupied two floors, given the presidential order banning the online gaming industry.
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