2 Filipinas rescued from African drug syndicate in Malaysia

Two Filipinas were rescued in Malaysia after being recruited by an African drug syndicate.

The syndicate targeted financially distressed Filipinos fluent in English, promising them $5,000 and all expenses paid for transporting what they believed were legitimate products.

The NBI's investigation began in January after the arrest of a Filipina drug mule in Pasay City.

On February 4, Malaysian police, in collaboration with the US DEA and the NBI, launched Operation "Chiribaya" in Malaysia's Klang Valley.

The operation led to the arrest of a female suspect from Sierra Leone and other members of the drug ring.

The NBI facilitated the repatriation of the two rescued Filipinas on February 5, preventing a situation similar to the Mary Jane Veloso case.

Authorities are now tracking down members of the drug ring operating within the Philippines.