(Manila, Philippines) –
Authorities in Zamboanga City arrested a suspected leader of human trafficking
syndicate that recruits underage girls to work locally and abroad, the
Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said. Leziel Padel was
arrested on July 23, 2013 during an operation conducted by various agencies.
Padel is a native of Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay was arrested based on a tip
received by the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime (PCTC). PAOCC says
Padel and her groups used various methods to lure minors to work as domestic helpers
in Malaysia and some provinces in Mindanao.
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