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Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Wednesday that a syndicate involved in the operations of a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator before was behind the kidnapping of an international student in Taguig City .''We are definite na ang sindikato na nasa likod ng kidnapping ay former operators ng POGO din. We are definite na ang perpetrators ay ginamit ang kanilang former bodyguards na AWOL na ngayon sa serbisyo ng AFP at PNP ,'' Remulla said in a Palace briefing.
We suspect na ang biktima ay galing sa pamilya na nag-ooperate ng POGO dati,'' Remulla said at a Palace press briefing.Remulla said the perpetrators of the crime are still here in the country.''We will make sure that they will be neutralized at the soonest possible time,'' Remulla said.Police earlier said the kidnap victim, a 14-year-old Chinese national, was found abandoned along Macapagal Avenue in Parañaque City.No ransom was paid.The victim was brought to St.
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