2 suspected members of Korean mafia, arrested in Ortigas

Two suspected members of the Korean mafia have been arrested by the authorities in an Ortigas condominium, a report from GMA's “24-Oras” program said Friday.

The suspects identified as Hwang Daekwang and Koh Kiseok were arrested by the local law enforcers, who were accompanied by Korean police.

The suspects were allegedly running an illegal online gambling operation in the country.

 

“Global 'yung gambling operation nila through internet so dito pumunta sila para magtago pero ganun din ang ginagawa gambling parin,” Superintendent Jimmy Daza said.

 

South Korean police officer Seo Seunghwan said online gambling was a rampant illegal activity in their country.

 

“Only Koreans can access from Korea. Because in Korea gambling itself is illegal so lots of people use this online gambling website,” Seo said.

 

Authorities also seized the computers, which will undergo forensic examination. Suspected illegal drug paraphernalia were also recovered.

 

The Bureau of Immigration is preparing documents for the suspects' deportation. —Andrei Medina/NB, GMA News