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Authorities are looking into the possibility that the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator in Bamban, Tarlac is connected to a recent human trafficking and online scamming bust in a village in Parañaque City.According to a "24 Oras" report by Mav Gonzales on Wednesday, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation believes the 10 Chinese and the Filipino bodyguard arrested in the police operations may have escaped from the recently raided Bamban POGO hub.
The raid was launched on May 2 following complaints from homeowners, who said that the structures violated their 3-story regulations. They also said this was not the first raid connected to POGO inside their village.“When we saw Bamban, the structures were so similar...the process of applying for stickers, IDs, and also constructions. Some are using already local identification, passports, birth certificates, driver’s license, postal ID all these things.
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