MANILA, Philippines: Law enforcement from the Bureau of Customs (BoC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) confiscated illegal drugs worth P47,695,283.00 from a passenger who arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from Addis Ababa, authorities said on Friday.
The Hellenic Police on Saturday announced the dismantling of an international criminal ring made up of two interlocking and cooperating criminal organisations involved in the sex trafficking of women, mainly from Latin America, and in laundering the proceeds from their illegal activity. The victims were found and members of the criminal gangs arrested through a