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Philippines arrests 244 'mostly Chinese' workers and several Malaysians in online scam crackdown

MANILA: Philippines authorities have arrested more than 200 "mostly Chinese" foreign workers in the country's largest crackdown on illegal online gaming operators this year, the immigration bureau said.

The Star Malaysia2026-10-04 10:45查看原文 ↗

Philippine authorities, backed by Army troops, conduct an operation targeting a suspected scam hub in Alicia and Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay, where about 200 foreign nationals were found on Friday Oct 2, 2026. — PHILIPPINE ARMY via PDI/ANN

Manila banned Philippine online gaming operators, known locally as POGOs, in 2024 on the grounds that organised crime groups used them as a cover for human trafficking, money laundering, online fraud, kidnappings and murder.

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