543 POGO workers arrested in Parañaque raid
On Thursday, authorities arrested 543 illegal POGO employees during a raid in an office building in Parañaque City's Bay Area.
Operatives from various agencies, including the PNP-CIDG, AFP, BI, DOJ OOC, and PAOCC, enforced an arrest warrant against a Chinese national for fraud.
The raid involved 146 foreigners, mostly Chinese, caught operating illegal offshore gaming and scamming activities across three floors of the building.
DOJ OOC Head Agent Innah Protacio-Ladislao revealed that each floor was involved in different scams, targeting various countries like India with online betting schemes.
Authorities recovered hundreds of computers, laptops, smartphones, and other gadgets for digital forensics to examine the extent of illegal activities.
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