A Syrian disguised as a Canadian had admitted
involvement in a suspected human trafficking syndicate in Malate, Manila. The
Bureau of Immigration (BI) said that Yaroub Zamzam, 40, from Latakia, Syria was
arrested on February 16 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2.
Angelica Pedro, spokesperson for BI, said in a statement that Zamzam returned
to Manila in September 2013 since his first arrival in 2003 to visit his girlfriend.
He admits that he had help in acquiring a French passport through a certain
Muhammad Jaaber, who heads a human trafficking ring based in Malate. Pedro
revealed that Jaaber is allegedly involved in coordinating the departure of
Filipina domestic helpers for Lebanon via Malaysia as tourists. Zamzam was
asked to offload from the plane at NAIA after he boarded a Philippine Airlines
flight bound for Vancouver, Canada. His travel documents were turned over to
the intelligence unit of the NAIA terminal for further investigation.
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