Philippine authorities nab 81 Chinese for illegal online gambling

A tip from the Chinese embassy has led Philippine immigration officers to a Makati-based online gambling operations where four Chinese fugitives and 77 other undocumented foreigners are illegally working.

The Philippine Bureau of Immigration identified the four Chinese fugitives as Cheng Sheng Feng, 40; Tu Kangte, 30; Liu Yinan, 27; and Fang Hao, 22.

The fugitives were arrested at the 29th Floor of Burgundy Corporate Center along Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City before the crack of dawn on Wednesday.

In a statement sent to CalvinAyre.com, Philippine Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said the arrest of the four Chinese fugitives stemmed from the information that the Chinese embassy in the Philippines relayed to the law enforcement agency.