FIFTEEN Chinese nationals and a Filipino were arrested Monday night after authorities found out that the company in Pasig City that they were working for was involved in illegal online gambling, an official said on Tuesday.
Police arrested the men during a raid of YD International Inc. on the 18th Floor of Belvedere Tower on San Miguel Avenue in Pasig City around 8 p.m., said Sr. Supt. Marni Marcos Jr., head of the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group.
He said his men seized computer systems, cellular phones, digital video recorders, television sets, documents, Chinese ATM cards, passports and identification cards.
The new arrest comes three months after NBI agents nabbed more than 1,200 Chinese nationals at the Fontana Resort casino complex in Clark, Pampanga, for working for an illegal online gambling firm.
“The online gaming operation at YD International Inc. is illegal since the company is not authorized to engage in online gambling,” Marcos said.
He said the company’s server could be in China or Singapore.