Police arrest Pinoy drug courier in Hong Kong
By Michaela P. del Callar 09/17/2011A Filipino cab driver was arrested at the Hong Kong International Airport last month for alleged drug-trafficking, a Philippine consulate report said yesterday.
The Filipino, whose identity was withheld by the consulate, was apprehended after 26 kilograms of heroin was found in his luggage while en route to mainland China on Aug. 21.
The Filipino national, who used to work as an airport cab driver, was offered to go abroad to deliver goods, the report sent to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said.
This new arrest, the consulate said, supports the new trend that drug syndicates prefer to recruit employed and more presentable mules who can very well conduct themselves before airport authorities..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110917nat1.html
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