Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have intercepted three more victims of human trafficking who attempted to leave the country in the guise of being tourists.
BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the passengers were barred from leaving on Jan. 20, before they could board an Air Asia flight to Bangkok, Thailand.
During interview, the trio allegedly admitted that their final destination is Vientianne, Laos where they were hired to work as customer service representatives for a company with monthly salaries of up to P40,000.
Tansingco said the victims presented fake employment papers to make it appear that they were employed.
Tansingco said the modus operandi being employed by the syndicate is for their victims to initially fly to Thailand as tourists where they would later board a connecting flight to Laos.
The victims were later turned over to the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) for investigation and filing of charges against their recruiters.
Senator Risa Hontiveros earlier exposed the recruitment of Filipinos by alleged cryptocurrency syndicates operating in Southeast Asia with the aid of erring BI employees.