Immigration team formed to catch foreigner from trafficking Filipinos outside the country, stated by Ronaldo Ledesma last Teusday
The Trafficking in Persons Unit (TIPU) will be composed of the bureau's intelligence operatives, Ledesma said.
Ledesma said the primary objective of the BI would be to support government efforts to have the Philippines removed from the Tier 2 human trafficking watch list of the US State Department.
He ordered BI intelligence chief Faizal Hussin to submit the names of operatives to be assigned to TIPU. The unit, which will be supervised by Hussin, will be under intelligence officer Epipanio Lambino Jr.
Lambino said at least 10 immigration agents would be needed to make the unit effective in gathering intelligence information on foreigners involved in human trafficking and in coordinating with other law enforcement agencies in conducting operations against the suspects, among others.
