American Woman Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Baby Onto Flight in Carry-On in Philippines: Reports

American Woman Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Baby Onto Flight in Carry-On in Philippines: Reports
A plane takes off at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Aug. 5, 2010. Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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An American woman was arrested for trying to smuggle a newborn baby onto a flight out of Manila airport after carrying it through security in her carry-on bag.

The Philippines Bureau of Immigration (BI) named the woman as Jennifer Talbot, 43, according to local reports, which said she was arrested on Sept. 4 as she approached the departure gates.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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