A woman has been arrested after trying to smuggle her baby through airport immigration in a back pack .The mother who was travelling to new Guinea was caught when the backpack containing the baby was put through the airport scanner.
According to ABS-cbnnews ,airport personnel said the two-month-old baby was sleeping soundly when discovered at the NAIA Terminal 1.
Vicente L. Guerzon Jr., assistant general manager for security and emergency services of the Manila International Airport Authority, identified the owner of the backpack as Jenifer Pavolaurea, a 25-year-old Papua New Guinean and a nursing graduate.
The 25-year-old single mother admitted that she attempted to smuggle her 2-month-old son out of the country because she does not have the necessary immigration clearance for his departure.
Pavolaurea was eventually allowed to depart for Papua New Guinea.Airport authorities did not file any charges against Pavolaurea
