A Chinese national accused of laundering money for illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) groups was arrested in Pasay City on Tuesday, March 4.
The Bureau of Immigration’s Fugitive Search Unit (BI-FSU) apprehended the 35-year-old man on Roberts Street after discovering he had a standing arrest warrant in China.
He was declared an undesirable alien and is now in BI custody at the detention facility at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City, awaiting deportation.
According to Chinese authorities, the Qinhuangdao Public Security Bureau issued the arrest warrant in February after the man was convicted of fraud under Article 82 of China’s Criminal Procedure Law.
Initial investigations suggest that the suspect was part of a network involved in money laundering activities, working with fraud groups in mainland China to move illicit funds.
Foreign authorities have traced financial transactions linked to the suspect, totaling 19 million yuan (around P150 million), across 23 criminal cases.
The Bureau of Immigration reported that the man had been implicated in laundering money for illegal POGO operations and scam hubs operating in the Philippines.