Alarm sounded as Filipina DH in HK tricked into carrying drugs to Laos

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 after being promised 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.”

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 to 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 agreeing to meet up, or trusting their words easily.

 

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