The arrest operation in the Philippines yielded an unexpected "surprise": Sun Liming, the main criminal in the 7 billion fraud case, was arrested

On Sunday (July 28), Philippine Immigration Service spokesperson Dana Sandoval said that the Philippine Immigration Service launched a raid in a community in Benguet Province on Saturday and arrested Two foreign citizens residing illegally.

The arrested foreign citizens are 35-year-old Wang and 37-year-old Khuon Moeurn. The two were arrested in a joint operation carried out by the Intelligence Unit of the Immigration Service in the Sierra Region and the Presidential Commission Against Organized Crime (PAOCC).

Two Chinese citizens arrested, 35-year-old Wang (left) and 37-year-old Khuon Moeurn (right)

This arrest operation has another goal

Previously, Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) Director Norman Tansingco issued a task order to arrest a Chinese woman suspected of escaping from the BC Park in Bamban Town, Tarlac Province.

When immigration agents arrived at the scene, they were unable to find the target, but found two other foreigners nearby.
After verification, it was said that Khuon, a Cambodian citizen, was an undocumented and overstayed foreigner because he was unable to produce documents.

Khuon could only produce a photo of what he claimed was a Cambodian passport with a visa valid until August 2020.
Although Wang holds a work visa, she could be charged with violating immigration laws for harboring an illegal alien.

Interpol red notice, the main culprit in the 7 billion fraud case in China was accidentally arrested

According to PAOCC Executive Director and Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz, the arrested man who claimed to be a Cambodian citizen, Khuon Moeurn, was actually a Chinese national whose real name was Sun Liming, who had previously been arrested for using Arrested for adding fake Cambodian passport.

Bert Cruz said that Sun had previously created a financial platform called Liming.com in China. Sun and his associates lied about obtaining many engineering projects from the government and frantically absorbed public deposits until they were discovered in July 2023. At that time, Sun had made more than 7 billion in wealth through the platform, and the number of victims exceeded 20,000.

Liming.com webpage has been blocked

Sun then absconded to the Philippines with the money. Since then, he has traveled and hid in Southeast Asian countries such as the Philippines and Cambodia, and opened offshore gaming companies. He is related to the operation of Lucky South 99, an illegal POGO in Porac. Due to the The organization was linked to human trafficking and other illegal activities, and law enforcement agencies conducted a rapid search.

"He has been identified as the financier and operator of several scam farms in the country, one of which was the Porac scam center that was raided," Burt Cruz said.

Philippines bans offshore gaming operations

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos announced on July 22 that offshore gambling operations would be banned nationwide.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said that these offshore gaming companies, mainly run by the Chinese, were involved in criminal activities such as financial fraud, money laundering, human trafficking, torture, kidnapping and murder, so he decided to impose a comprehensive ban and ordered regulators to end the entire industry within this year. .

Subsequently, the Philippine Immigration Bureau ordered on July 24 that all foreign employees of offshore gaming operators must leave the country within two months. Preliminary estimates suggest that approximately 20,000 people will be affected, the majority of whom are Chinese.

This arrest operation was also carried out in response to Marcos's ban. Yesterday (August 1), the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines announced that the law enforcement agencies of China and the Philippines conducted the first arrest since Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos issued the ban. Through joint law enforcement, this operation repatriated nearly 30 Chinese citizens engaged in the gambling industry in the Philippines.

Almost all the leaders and victims of illegal and criminal activities in the Philippines are Chinese

Jaime FlorCruz, the Philippine Ambassador to China, said that most perpetrators in POGO are from China, but many of the victims are also Chinese.
He also said that POGO persists because it involves large amounts of money, brings revenue to the local treasury, and creates jobs in certain areas of the Philippines, but gambling centers breed various criminal activities and tarnish China’s image among the Filipino public. image of.

“All things considered, the POGO ban is good for Philippines-China relations. It gives us an opportunity to cooperate on things that are mutually beneficial. It allows us to do something together for the public interest. Both of us have been engaged in intelligence exchange as well as identification and cooperate in the repatriation of Chinese citizens suspected of committing crimes,” Flocruz said.

The incident about the Philippine Chinese female mayor Guo Huaping continues to ferment

Just last month, a sensational incident occurred in the Philippines. Alice Guo (Guo Huaping), the Chinese female mayor of Bamban City, Tarlac Province, was accused of identity theft and involvement in a telecom fraud and money laundering case.

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At present, law enforcement agencies such as the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) are still trying to find ways to arrest Guo Huaping. Senate President Francis Escudero said that the BI has confirmed that Guo Huaping is still in the Philippines. It is "embarrassing" that law enforcement agencies failed to arrest Guo Huaping in accordance with the order of the Senate.

The Commission on Elections fact-finding committee investigating Guo's election documents is expected to make their recommendations this week, according to Comelec Chairman George Garcia.

Garcia said the suspended mayor would face another arrest warrant if Guo is found to have violated election laws. He noted that an arrest warrant could be issued for Guo once Comelec files a criminal complaint against her with the Regional Trial Court.