The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported a total of 165 Chinese nationals who were allegedly involved in Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) in Bamban, Tarlac.
BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the Chinese nationals left Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Tuesday, May 14, on a flight bound for Pudong, China.
The 165 Chinese nationals are among those arrested by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) on March in Bamban, Tarlac.
Reports of the PAOCC state that they found that the arrested individuals were involved in scamming activities.
They were also found to have violated Philippine immigration laws by failing to present their travel documents, for overstaying, and for being undesirable aliens.
Initially, the BI was set to deport 167 foreign nationals. However, two were deferred departure after having been found to have pending local cases in the Philippines.
The deportees were also included in the BI’s blacklist, effectively barring their re-entry to the Philippines.
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