Policemen secure Chinese nationals on a bus ahead of their deportation after they were detained in a raid on a suspected sex trafficking and online scam operation in Pasay, Metro Manila. (Image: AFP)The Philippines deported 180 Chinese nationals on Thursday after they were detained in a raid on a suspected sex-trafficking and online scam operation in the capital Manila, officials said. Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Filipino nationals were among the nearly 600 people found inside a compound during the operation in October. The Chinese nationals deported did not have work permits and had been "engaging in online scams", Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission Undersecretary Gilberto Cruz told AFP. Cruz said more foreigners detained in the raid would be deported in the coming weeks.

Source: The Standard December 14, 2023 15:02 UTC