Robert Ace Barbers, chairman of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs and a Surigao del Sur Rep., indicated that he believes that Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) are being used to launder money derived from the sale of shabu.
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“It appears that the drug lords or the drug syndicate are laundering their money through these POGOs. Bakit nasabi yun? Kasi mayroong companies who are registered founders of these companies are the same founders of the owner of a warehouse with mayroong nakitang drugs, which means that yung Empire 999 na nagma may-ari ng droga doon sa Mexico, Pampanga can maybe kasosyo sa mga korporasyon na kung saan ay parehas sila na mga founders, so young interlocking founders are our The link with the involvement of POGO was to send Michael Yang through his brother and transfer him again to the POGO of Bamban, Tarlac,” Barbers said.
Barbers was among the group of lawmakers led by Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez who inspected POGO hubs in Tarlac and Pampanga.
“Ako personally I strongly believe that there is a criminal organization operating in the country that includes legal POGOs, scam hubs, drug syndicates, EJKS and all these things. May kakasama po yan,” he added.
