A Chinese gambler has been rescued by Philippine police after he was kidnapped by loan sharks to whom he owed a major debt.
The Inquirer reported that Parañaque City police arrested three Chinese nationals accused of kidnapping Dong Yun Hao and holding him hostage in a room at the Okada Manila casino. Dong had reportedly run up a P5m (US$96k) gambling debt that he couldnt repay.
Police said Dong had been detained as far back as April 5 and that his captors had made a video of them beating Dong that they intended to send to Dongs family in Beijing to get them to pay his debt. Dong was somehow able to get a message out to his girlfriend, who contacted police, leading to Dongs rescue.
The three men under arrest are reportedly underlings of a m…
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