The Bureau of Immigration (BI) welcomed on Thursday the latest development in the case of a female immigration officer linked to trafficking of victims to Cambodia.
Commissioner Norman Tansingco said they received reports that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) initiated a case against said immigration officer, along with three others linked to the case for violation of Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003, Illegal Recruitment in Large Scale, and Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
“We welcome this latest development in the case against her, and we hope this serves as a warning against any government employee not to associate with traffickers and illegal recruiters,” Tansingco said.
Tansingco said, “the immigration officer involved in this case was immediately relieved, and her case was elevated to the Department of Justice.”
Six suspected victims of a crypto trafficking ring who initially pretended to be tourists, but were found to have been recruited to a call center in Cambodia, were rescued on Jan. 15 at the BI Clark International Airport after attempting to board a Jetstar flight to Phnom Penh.
The victims were recruited through social media application Facebook.
