Philippines Arrests South Korean Woman Over Alleged $3.9B Online Gambling Operation

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Philippine immigration authorities have arrested a 29-year-old South Korean woman wanted in her home country for allegedly helping operate 23 illegal online gambling websites that generated about 5.33 trillion won ($3.9 billion), the country’s Bureau of Immigration said.Kim Youngsun was detained on August 7 in General Trias, Cavite, in an operation coordinated with South Korean authorities and the Philippine National Police.

The Incheon District Court issued a warrant for her arrest in April 2025, and Interpol published a Red Notice two months…

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Primary source: OCCRP · August 24, 2026

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