Indonesia arrests a fugitive former Filipino town mayor wanted for illegal online gaming scams

A file photo of Guo at the Philippine Senate in Pasay City, Philippines on May 22, 2024. Guo, a dismissed town mayor who fled from the Philippines after being accused of helping establish an illegal online gaming and scam centre that catered mostly to clients in China, has been arrested near Indonesia's capital, officials said on Sept 4, 2024. — Philippine Senate Social Media Unit via AP

JAKARTA, Indonesia: A dismissed town mayor who fled the Philippines after being accused of helping establish an illegal online gaming and scam centre catering mostly to clients in China has been arrested near Indonesia’s capital, officials said on Sept 3.

Indonesian authorities arrested Alice Guo at a house in Jakarta’s satellite city of Tangerang just before midnight on Tuesday, according to Khrisna Murti, chief of the international division of the National Police.