18 minors rescued in raids on Angeles City nightclubs

Eighteen minors were rescued in a raid on night clubs in Angeles City in Pampanga on Saturday night, the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group said Sunday.

According to C/Insp. Elizabeth Jasmin, CIDG spokesperson, a team from the CIDG and Anti-Transnational Crime Unit raided Grand Pharaoh and Golden Calypso night clubs in Balibago, Angeles City.

Arrested in the raid were Mark Franklin Hill, a US citizen who was identified as the officer in charge of the night clubs, two head waitresses and 17 others.

CIDG said the suspects as well as the rescued minors were brought to the ATCU office in Camp Crame before dawn Sunday "for proper disposition of the case".

The suspects face charges for allegedly violating the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003, CIDG said. — JDS, GMA News