Manila, March 28 -- The Philippine National Police - Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (pnp-CIDG) arrested two Malaysian nationals here for alleged labor trafficking.

In an interview Friday, PNP-CIDG Bacolod head Maj. Justin Noel Josol identified the suspects as alias "Sam Phoon," 60; and alias "Abao" who is in his late 20's.

Josol said they received a tip from one of the suspects' hired workers, who said they were supposed to be call center agents but are working for an illegal online operation instead.

Following more than a month of surveillance, in coordination with the Bureau of Immigration (BI), Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking, Department of Justice, and Bacolod City Police Office, the CIDG obtained search warran...