Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) reported that the foreign fugitive arrested at the residential home in Tuba, Benguet is a financier and operator of several scam farms in the country.
According to PAOCC, the apprehended Chinese national was handling the operations of the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in Porac, Pampanga.
The Chinese national was also the culprit behind a ¥7B investment scam in China and is currently hiding in the Philippines.
PAOCC Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz confirmed that the Chinese national is wanted in China for scamming related crimes.
The arrested Chinese national hid in a different name and presented himself as a Cambodian national.
The Bureau of Immigration filed the case of undesirable alien against the foreign fugitive and is now under the custody of PAOCC.
Furthermore, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines requested for the immediate deportation of the Chinese national for him to face cases filed against him in Beijing.
PAOCC's Cruz already mentioned that the arrest of the two Chinese nationals in Benguet is part of their operations against the individuals behind POGO hubs in Bamban, Tarlac and Porac, Pampanga.
During a joint Senate committee hearing on Monday, Senator Risa Hontiveros revealed that one of the arrested foreign individuals in the PAOCC operation was only disguising as a Cambodian national.
"One of those apprehended in the Tuba, Benguet home is actually a wanted fugitive in China. The Cambodian passport held by the man is fake," Hontiveros said.
"He is really Chinese and as per our Chinese informant, he is a red notice fugitive. Very high level, and he has already defrauded 100,000 people," she added.
In the same hearing, Former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque admitted that he once resided in the same property PAOCC raided. However, he denied the ownership to the house.
Earlier on, suspicions were raised after banks documents of Roque were recovered from Lucky South 99, the recently-raided POGO hub in Pampanga.
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Chairman Alejandro Tengco mentioned in one of the Senate hearings that Roque's name was included as part of the legal group in a document submitted by Lucky South 99 to PAGCOR.
