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Abducted boy rescued; ex-POGO syndicate eyed
A 14-year-old Chinese student from the British School Manila was rescued in Parañaque City after being kidnapped on February 20 in Taguig City.
The student was found abandoned along Macapagal Avenue by composite teams from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) during a hot pursuit operation.
Authorities have identified the individuals behind the abduction and are actively pursuing them, according to Interior and Local Government Secretary Juanito Victor "Jonvic" Remulla.
The PNP confirmed that no ransom was paid for the student's release.
He was reunited with his father and taken to an undisclosed hospital for medical examination.
The victim's family driver was found murdered in Bulacan the day after the abduction, with authorities ruling him out as a suspect.
Evidence found in the vehicle pointed to a sophisticated crime syndicate, and one potential motive being investigated is the father's past involvement in illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) operations.
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The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) suspects that the kidnappers of a Chinese student are part of the "muscle group" hired by illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).
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Suspect Wang Dan Yu, also known as Bao Long, is allegedly behind the kidnapping of a 14-year-old Chinese student and is a Chinese fugitive wanted for murder, carnapping, and kidnapping for ransom.
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Police Colonel Elmer Ragay, acting director of the PNP-Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG), has been administratively relieved pending investigation.
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the police to pursue a criminal syndicate formerly involved in Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) operations, responsible for the kidnapping of an international student in Taguig City.
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Police Colonel Elmer Ragay, acting director of the PNP-Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG), was initially relieved from his post due to questions surrounding the rescue of a 14-year-old Chinese student.
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