Pinay DH Nabbed in Air Parcel Drug Bust

Image Caption: Tsuen Wan Courts building.

By Vir B. Lumicao

A Filipina domestic worker was charged in Tsuen Wan Court  today, Sept 30, with drug trafficking after accepting an air parcel containing 650 grams of suspected cocaine from her boyfriend in Ethiopia.

Vice Consul Alex Vallespin, head of the Consulate’s assistance to nationals section, said Welva E. Gannaban was arrested on Monday as she received the package delivered at her employer’s home in North Point by customs and police officers posing as postmen.

The foiled attempt to smuggle dangerous drugs into Hong Kong using the postal system was the fourth of its kind this year and the second involving a Filipina, triggering concern among Consulate officials.

Vallespin said when his office received the report on Gannaban’s arrest from the authorities, he sent an ATN officer to interview the woman.

He expressed concern about Filipinas in Hong Kong being used by drug traffickers who befriend them online and then send them packages containing the illegal substance.

In May, a Filipina domestic helper, Eleanor Aromin, was arrested after similarly unwittingly receiving a “present” sent by her African boyfriend via air mail.

She is due to appear in Tsuen Wan Court on Oct 20 for the resumption of her case’s hearing.

(Source: SunWebHK.com)