Authorities find dismantled computers in hub allegedly owned by POGO ‘Big Boss’

Authorities on Tuesday only found dismantled computers when they inspected a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) firm in Laguna allegedly owned by POGO “kingpin” Lin Xunhan, according to Saleema Refran’s post on X (formerly Twitter).

“Obviously may mga scamming activities dito kasi una nilang tinanggal ‘yung hard drive. So ‘yung physical evidence na tinatawag natanggal po lahat ‘yan,” Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) spokesperson Dr. Winston Casio said.

(Obviously there are scamming activities here because the first things they removed were the hard drives. So what we consider physical evidence are all gone.)

This after PAOCC, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, the Biñan Business Permit and Licensing Office (BLPO), and the Philippine National Police Biñan inspected a commercial complex in the city.

Authorities have closed the establishment.

Lin was arrested last Thursday by a joint team of police and military operatives at a residential subdivision in Laguna.

The Chinese citizen operated under the aliases Bogo, Boga, Xiao Long, Apao, Pahao, and Hao Hao as well as utilized a passport and identity under the name Lyu Dong.

PAOCC previously said Lin established a network of scam operations or scam farms across five regions after he entered the country in 2016.

Meanwhile, a witness has linked dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo to Lin. The witness said they knew Guo, also identified as Guo Hua Ping, as the “Madam Wah” who had been transacting with him.
—Joahna Lei Casilao/RF, GMA Integrated News