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| DMW published the blurred images of the 3 suspects in the alleged trafficking of Filipinos |
Three Filipinos identified as having recruited a number of their compatriots to work in scam farms in Myanmar have been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation’s airport investigation division.
Arrested on their arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Apr 25 were Sarah Jane Santos Marquez, Jalrumax Manaois Turingan and Noel Bansag Rodriguez, who flew in with seven human trafficking victims who had been repatriated from Myanmar.
The three were identified by the victims as among those involved in their illegal recruitment.
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
According to the victims, they were recruited on social media by individuals who asked to be called "Miss Anne", "Orange", "Carlo", and "Bryan" and offered them jobs as customer service representatives in Thailand with salaries ranging from US$800 to US$1,500 a month.
But after arriving in Thailand, they were immediately transported to Myawaddy, Myanmar, where they were forced to work as online scammers in what are known as “scam hubs.”
There, they realized that those who had recruited them online were also based there and were involved in the illegal operation.
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| Basahin ang detalye! |
The three suspects were taken to the NBI detention facility while authorities continue their investigation into the syndicates behind the recruitment of Filipinos into the scam hubs.
The victims, on the other hand, were promised financial, psychosocial and reintegration assistance by the Department of Migrant Workers.
The DMW is calling on the other victims of Santos, Manaois and Bansag to reach out to them through private message on the official Facebook page of the DMW’s Migrant Protection Bureau at https://www.facebook.com/dmwairtip to get help.
It is also warning Filipinos to be more discerning when offered jobs abroad, and to never transact online to avoid falling victim to human trafficking and illegal recruited.
