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| Page 1 of the Consulate advisory on the drug syndicate in Laos preying on OFWs |
The Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong has issued a warning about the possibility of overeas Filipino workers (OFWs) being targeted by drug and human trafficking syndicates through love scams and fake employment offers.
This was after a
Filipina domestic worker was reportedly tricked by her online boyfriend into
giving up her job in Hong Kong on the promise of a high-paying job in Laos.
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“Unknown to her,
her (online) boyfriend is part of a drug syndicate and they used her luggage to
attempt to transport drugs to another country,” the Consulate said in an
advisory posted on its Facebook page earlier today.
“This resulted
in the OFW’s arrest on charges of drug trafficking.”
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| Page 2 of the advisory |
According to
Vice Consul George Soriano, the unnamed OFW is still in jail, as confirmed by
the Philippine embassy in Laos.
The information
about her arrest was relayed to the Consulate in Hong Kong by the OFW’s son,
but other details of her case are being withheld for privacy reasons.
The Consulate
warned Filipino migrant workers against engaging in third-country recruitment
and accept job offers only from recruitment agencies licensed by the Department
of Migrant Workers.
OFWs must also
be wary of people they meet only online and to conduct a thorough background
check on them before meeting up with them, or trusting their words easily.
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