Indonesian wanted man among those arrested in raided Bataan BPO

An Indonesian who's wanted in his country was among those who were arrested when authorities raided a business process outsourcing (BPO) compound in Bagac, Bataan. 

According to Saleema Refran’s report on "24 Oras," the Indonesian was allegedly wanted in connection with alleged scamming activities, money laundering, and online gambling.

He's alleged to have been operating for one and a half years in the Philippines and has acquired 900 billion rupees, or almost P4 billion.

“Just providing like a support system to operate the gambling online with the customer in Indonesia," said Police Senior Superintendent Retno Prihawati, the police attache of the Indonesian Embassy.

"It's really illegal. I told you before that Indonesia is very strict even for someone posting on social media, this is not allowed,” he added.

Indonesian authorities are coordinating with their counterparts in the Philippines for his deportation.

The wanted Indonesian is also the team leader and operations manager of Central One Bataan, the raided BPO. He is also being investigated for other crimes.

Gilbert Cruz, the executive director of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, said foreigners seemed to have gathered in the Philippines to scam victims from different parts of the world.

Meanwhile, more than 40 foreigners were arrested in the raided BPO company. They underwent immigration inquest proceedings, including biometrics and profiling.

These foreigners are Malaysians, Chinese, Thai, Pakistani, Bangladesh, Vietnamese, and Brazilians.

They face deportation cases after violations were found in their working permits and visas.

GMA Integrated News reached out to Central One Bataan but their lawyer refused to give any comments.

The CEO previously denied the accusations against the company. —NB, GMA Integrated News