PAOCC seizes Chinese uniforms, sex toys in POGO raid

Authorities discovered additional alleged Chinese military uniforms, sex toys, animals, and an outstanding badge believed to belong to a Chinese military sergeant during a raid on a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) firm in Porac, Pampanga.

Among the seized items were four more sets of digital camouflage uniforms with buttons bearing PLA initials, suspected to be China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), as well as military boots and belts with an emblem, and a badge believed to belong to a Chinese military sergeant.

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) confirmed that the seized Chinese military uniforms are authentic but dated, indicating they were either used by veteran Chinese military personnel or collected as militaria.

Other items found during the raid include handcuffs, pellet guns, baseball bats, electric rods, identification cards, suspected methamphetamine, cash, jewelry, and scam paraphernalia, which will be labeled as pieces of evidence.

PAOCC also reported that some POGOs near Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites are a national security concern, prompting calls for collaboration between regulatory agencies and the Department of National Defense to ensure no illegal activities occur near EDCA sites.