mmigration officials at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) uncovered a new ploy of human trafficking syndicates after thwarting the attempt of two women to leave for Korea, preternding they were married to Koreans.
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. said the women admitted that they were hired to work as factory workers in Korea when they were ntercepted on July 10 at the NAIA 3 terminal by elements from the agency’s travel control and enforcement unit (TCEU).They presented fake marriage certificates indicating they were married to Korean citizens.
The women’s passports were stamped with valid fiancée visas by the South Korean embassy and stickers from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFOs).“It was evident that their visas were legally obtained and they could not have done it without the help of their recruiters who invented the scheme meant to deceive our immigration officers at the airport,” David said.
Source: GMA News
