Nearly 240 Filipino drug couriers caught this year.Manila: Authorities in Manila revealed that some 240 Filipinos have been arrested abroad this year for smuggling smuggling, illegal transport across state or national boundaries of goods or persons liable to customs or to prohibition. Smuggling has been carried on in nearly all nations and has occasionally been adopted as an instrument of national policy, as by Great Britain illegal substances.Nestor Mantaring, head of the National Bureau of Investigation, said the drug couriers have been arrested in different countries. He revealed this development as he issued a strong warning to Filipino travellers, tourists and migrant workers not to allow themselves to be coaxed into engaging in smuggling illegal substances. "Filipinos who allow themselves to be misled into smuggling or trafficking illegal drugs cannot count on the government to help them. No assistance will be given to them," Mantaring said. Lawyer Ruel Lasala, deputy director for Intelligence Services and Anti-Illegal Drugs Task Force, particularly cautioned Filipinos on the operations of the so-called West African West Africa A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century. West African adj. & n. Drug Syndicate. This particular crime ring, Lasala said, had shifted its operations in Asia and are preying on jobless Filipinos as well as tourists, migrant workers and even professionals. "This syndicate will approach Filipinos and promise them high paying jobs. "They will tempt tempt v. tempt·ed, tempt·ing, tempts v.tr. 1. To try to get (someone) to do wrong, especially by a promise of reward. 2. their victims with offers of free travel and huge amount of cash in exchange for smuggling drugs," he said. Lasala said the Filipino nationals are now languishing lan·guish intr.v. lan·guished, lan·guish·ing, lan·guish·es 1. To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor. 2. in foreign jails and are facing charges. Al Nisr Publishing Al Nisr Publishing is a company based in Dubai, UAE. The company is a part of Al Tayer Group. It was established in 1985 by Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Abdullah Al Rostamani and Juma Al Majid. It employs 1,050 people and has branches in Manilla, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control 2007. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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