HCM City police arrested four Filipinos and one Vietnamese accused of swindling and organizing card games to take money from foreign tourists.

HCM City police cracks down on foreign criminals

Aserdin Cadion Eduardo, 40, Pineda Sevilla Regina, 38, Estreuta M.Debelem, 40, Elizag Jovito Corpuz, 30, Filipino nationals residing in Binh Thanh district, HCM City and Dang Van Tien, 50, Vietnamese nationality were arrested by police on May 3^rd.

According to police, these men swindled foreign visitors in Vietnam. Aserdin Cadion Eduardo admitted to enticing foreign visitors to his home to gamble. He received around $20,000 for this efforts.

Before the arrest, this gang cheated many people and took all money. They declared to get around $8000 in the latest case.

Card-sharpers were arrested when they tried to swindle a Japanese visitor, named Wakita Kiyohiko on May 2. This visitor was walking on Dong Khoi Road, district 1 at noon May 2 when Aserdin Cadion Eduardo appeared and made his acquaintance. The Filipino man begged Kiyohiko to visit his home to help translate a letter from Japan. Kiyohiko agreed and followed Aserdin Cadion Eduardo to his house in Binh Thanh district.

Aserdin Cadion Eduardo introduced the Japanese visitor to two Filipinos women, who were introduced as card dealers at casinos, and instructed Kiyohiko to play cards. Aserdin Cadion Eduardo continued introducing two other Filipino men to join the game. The Japanese visitor lost 1 million dong and $20 within ten minutes.

Once Kiyohiko was out of money, this group wento to his hotel to get more money and continue the game. When Kiyohiko took JPY10,000 from his room in a hotel on Nguyen Hue city road, District 1 and got in a cab with the accused, police appeared and arrested the swindlers.

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