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LUCENA CITY — At least 13 foreigners and six Filipinos suspected of having ties with a Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) in Porac, Pampanga were arrested in Biñan City, Laguna on Thursday, Oct. 10, police said.
The Police Region 4A reported Friday that operatives from the Bureau of Immigration and Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) armed with a mission order swooped down on a subdivision in Barangay San Francisco around 8 p.m.
Article continues after this advertisementPolice said the raid resulted in the arrest of the suspects “believed to be linked in the Pogo operations in Porac.”
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Authorities seized three firearms with government licenses, cell phones, computers, documents, identification cards, and an undetermined amount of cash.
Article continues after this advertisementLucky South 99, a Pogo hub in Porac, was raided and shuttered by law enforcers on June 4 on suspicion that it was involved in torture, human trafficking, and scamming activities.
Article continues after this advertisementThe PAOCC rescued 207 people, including 127 Chinese, 23 Vietnamese, four Malaysians, and three Burmese.
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. declared a ban on Pogo operations in the country during his State of the Nation Address in July. INQ
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