Manila, March 21 -- Authorities nabbed 131 workers of an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in a raid in Makati City.

In a statement Friday, Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) chief Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III said the suspects -- 96 foreigners and 35 Filipinos -- were nabbed during the operation at the 21st floor of Yuchengco Tower 1, RCBC Plaza on Wednesday night.

He added that operatives from the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), CIDG National Capital Region Field Unit, CIDG Southern District Field Unit and local police units arrested a certain "Michael", who has an arrest warrant for robbery.

During the implementation of the arrest warrant, a fore...