Members of the Philippine National Police Regional Mobile Force Battalion conduct an inspection of an abandoned property in Barangay Senyora, Porac, Pampanga, on July 9, 2024. The property with resort-like amenities is believed to be part of an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO), the Grand Palazzo Royale of the Lucky South 99, and used by its incorporators and Chinese big bosses for illegal activities, including scam modus, kidnapping, illegal detention, and human and sex trafficking activities. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

Police officers inspect an abandoned property in Barangay Senyora, Porac, Pampanga, on July 9, 2024. The property with resort-like amenities is believed to be part of an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO), the Grand Palazzo Royale of the Lucky South 99, and used by its incorporators and Chinese big bosses for illegal activities, including scam modus, kidnapping, illegal detention, and human and sex trafficking activities. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Katrina Domingo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172603869991120240709-villa-pogo-MT-25.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Police officers inspect an abandoned property in Barangay Senyora, Porac, Pampanga, on July 9, 2024. The property with resort-like amenities is believed to be part of an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO), the Grand Palazzo Royale of the Lucky South 99, and used by its incorporators and Chinese big bosses for illegal activities, including scam modus, kidnapping, illegal detention, and human and sex trafficking activities. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) on Wednesday said it hoped to secure a search warrant to check reports that several people were allegedly buried inside an illegal gambling hub in Pampanga.</p><p>The PAOCC has at least 10 Chinese witnesses who testified that they were brought to the Lucky South 99 compound in Porac, Pampanga to work on “scamming activities,” said PAOCC spokesperson Winston Casio.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/9/porac-pogo-resort-2018" id="isPasted">PORAC POGO VILLAS: Luxurious resort that could put Pablo Escobar to shame</a></div><p>“Mayroong mga witnesses na lumapit at nagsabi na may mga inilibing na katawan sa Porac sa Lucky South 99,” he said.</p><p>“Kami ay nag-aapply ng search warrant nang sa gayon ay legal naming matingnan, mahukay yung mga lokasyon na itinuro ng mga witnesses na di umano ay pinaglibingan ng mga warrant,” he said.</p><p>“Hopefully within the week makakuha tayo ng warrant,” he added.</p><p>The PAOCC also secured 4 Filipino nationals who have direct knowledge about the alleged “physical abuse, kidnapping and forceful abduction” that happened in the Lucky South 99 compound, he said.</p><p>The PAOCC earlier filed human trafficking cases against Lucky South 99 official representative Cassandra Li Ong and several others connected to the illegal gambling hub in Pampanga.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/12/paocc-cites-strong-evidence-to-prove-alice-guo-s-pogo-ties-1458" id="isPasted">READ: PAOCC cites &#x27;strong evidence&#x27; to prove Alice Guo&#x27;s POGO ties</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/7/paocc-doubts-threats-on-alice-guo-s-life-2351" id="isPasted">READ: PAOCC doubts threats on Alice Guo&#x27;s life</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"> <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OnqytXFyPL4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </span></div>

<p>The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) on Wednesday said it hopes to secure a search warrant to check reports that several people were buried inside an illegal gambling hub in Pampanga.</p>

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) on Wednesday said it hopes to secure a search warrant to check reports that several people were buried inside an illegal gambling hub in Pampanga.

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PAOCC to search for bodies allegedly buried in Porac POGO hub

PAOCC to search for bodies allegedly buried in Porac POGO hub

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Sep 11, 2024 03:30 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 24, 2024 03:08 PM PHT

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