Manila, Feb. 18 -- Authorities arrested six South Korean nationals and 15 Filipinos allegedly operating a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in Pasay City on Monday.

In a report from the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), the operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), Bureau of Immigration (BI) and PAOCC implemented a mission order, based on intelligence information they received stating the group is "engaged in online gaming that targets Korean nationals."

The apprehended foreigners, most of whom held permanent resident visas, were caught in the act of operating the suspected gambling hub in the basement of Heritage Hotel in Pasay City at about 5:20 p.m. Monday.

The raiding team...