ANGELES CITY – Sixteen of the 91 arrested in a raid at a Pampanga-based BPO service provider for offshore gaming operations or POGO have managed to escape from detention and are now being tracked down by police.
The arrested Chinese nationals, who are scheduled to undergo a preliminary investigation on January 18, are temporarily being guarded at the compound of Oasis Hub Inc. since the jail could not accommodate such a large number of detainees.
However, upon accounting, only 75 out of the 91 detainees were physically present.
Last Friday, however, three of the suspects were seen roaming around the city. Upon verification, police found out they are among the 91 arrested in an operation on January 11 at the Oasis Hub, a company allegedly engaged in illegal cryptocurrency investment. They were apprehended on CM Recto Avenue.
Last January 14, operatives of the CIDG PFU Pampanga, CIDG RFU3, CIDG AFFCU, RACU3, Mabalacat City police and RMFB3 302nd Maneuver Company jointly implemented a warrant to search, seize and examine computer data of the company for violation of Section 26 or fraudulent transactions, specifically investment fraud under R.A. 8799 and Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 issued by the Angeles City RTC Branch 56.
Police arrested Oasis Hub, Inc. operators, spouses Richard and Connie Tan, along with 91 compatriots working for them. However, their boss alias Mr. Wang escaped arrest.
The Oasis Hub Inc., located at Building 7494, C.M. Recto Avenue, Clark Freeport Zone, Mabalacat City, Pampanga, was raided after police received information from the employees of Oasis that the company is into a fraudulent investment scheme that is “entirely different” from the job they applied for and the permit the company is authorized to conduct as a POGO.
