Authorities arrested six South Korean nationals and 15 Filipinos allegedly operating a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in Pasay City on Monday.
In a report from the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), the operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), Bureau of Immigration, and PAOCC implemented a mission order, based on intelligence information they received stating the group is “engaged in online gaming that targets Korean nationals.”
They were found operating in one of the rooms in the basement of Heritage Hotel in Pasay City at about 5:20 p.m. on Monday.
“Apart from said gaming ops, they are also allegedly involved in game fixing and online scamming,” the PAOCC said.
The PAOCC said that a case investigation for the filing of complaints against the suspects is set for Tuesday.
The suspects are now at the PAOCC’s custodial facility for inquest and awaiting complaints for violating the Securities Regulation Code, Illegal Gambling in Relation to Republic Act 10175, Money Laundering, and the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act, among others. (PNA)
