The case of Alice Guo don dey grip Philippines for years now. A former Philippines mayor wey dem accuse of spying for China, dem don find am guilty of human trafficking for her role in running scam center.
On Thursday, dem sentence her and three others to life imprisonment and a fine of 2m pesos ($33,832; £25,942).
The case of Alice Guo don dey grip the Philippines for years, after authorities uncover one of the country's biggest scam centers for her small town of Bamban. About 800 Filipinos and foreigners dem later rescue from the scam hub after raid, with many of them dey say dem force dem to run "pig butchering" scams.
The 35-year-old, wey dem arrest last year after she dey run for weeks, don deny all the allegations wey dem put against her.
E no clear yet if she go appeal.
There still dey five ongoing cases against Guo, including one wey dem charge her with money laundering.
The Small-Town Mayor Wey Dem Accuse of Trafficking and Spying for China
For 2022, dem elect Guo as the mayor of Bamban, north of the capital Manila. Residents of Bamban earlier tell BBC say dem see her as caring and empathetic leader.
But for 2024, the sleepy town enter national spotlight after authorities uncover sprawling scam center there wey dey hide under online casinos, wey dem know locally as Philippine Online Gaming Operations (Pogo).
Pogos dey cater to clients for Chinese mainland, where gambling dey illegal.
Guo initially deny all knowledge of the compound, but senate investigation wey follow question her inability to detect the eight hectare center wey dey located near her office.
E later emerge say the compound - wey contain 36 buildings - dem build am on land wey Guo previously own.
Dem also find discrepancies for her life story – she no be, as she don claim, born for Philippines, but...