Philippine police rescue more than 1,000 alleged trafficking victims, including Singaporeans

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Initial investigations show that the victims were from several countries, including Singapore, China, Malaysia and Vietnam.

MANILA: Philippine police said on Tuesday they have rescued more than 1,000 people allegedly trafficked into the country to work for an online casino in Manila.

Police said the alleged victims had accepted jobs posted on Facebook to work in the Philippines as"assistants in online gaming". Police are also investigating if the workers participated in love scams or cryptocurrency scams, said Sabino.

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