BI deports 36 Chinese nabbed in Pasay scam hub
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday deported the latest batch of online gaming workers arrested in an alleged scam hub in Pasay City in August.
BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the deportation of 36 Chinese was conducted by the agency, in partnership with the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC).
The group was deported on board a Royal Air flight to Nanning City, China.
The deported Chinese were arrested in a joint operations by the PAOCC, Department of Justice (DOJ), Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the BI at the SKK building in Pasay City.
The deported foreigners were reportedly involved in a hub conducting crypto scams. Their names have likewise been included in the BI’s blacklist.
Tansingco said that foreigners who abuse the Philippines’ hospitality and operate illegal companies in the Philippines are not welcome in the country.
