Wanted Filipino Woman Arrested at Manila Airport Before Dubai Flight

MANILA, Sept 30: A 41-year-old Filipino woman bound for Dubai was arrested at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 after immigration authorities flagged an alias warrant issued against her in connection with illegal recruitment and estafa cases.

The woman was intercepted by Philippine Bureau of Immigration personnel during screening on September 27 and subsequently turned over to NAIA Police Station 3, which coordinated with the Manila Police District’s District Investigation and Detection Management Division Crime Investigation Section (DIDMD CIS) to implement the warrant.

Court records showed that the alias warrant was issued on May 17, 2016, in connection with two counts of illegal recruitment and two counts of estafa. The recommended bail was set at ₱86,000.

Authorities did not release further details about the cases in the information issued by the Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group (PNP AVSEGROUP).

The woman remains in the custody of the Manila Police District’s DIDMD CIS for documentation and appropriate legal proceedings.

Police Brig. Gen. Dionisio Bartolome Jr., director of the PNP AVSEGROUP, said authorities would continue efforts to intercept wanted persons at airports.

“We will continue to intensify the campaign against wanted persons and ensure that airports will not become a means to evade the law,” Bartolome said.