MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday said its officers at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport arrested an African woman who attempted to leave the country for Canada using fake travel documents.

In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente identified the woman as 43-year old Djiowo Sandrine, an alleged citizen of Cameroon.

Morente said she was apprehended on Wednesday, February 26 at the airport’s immigration departure area when she attempted to board her flight to Taipei en route to her final destination in Vancouver, Canada.

According to a report from BI’s acting intelligence chief Fortunato Manahan Jr., the passenger was in possession of bogus Canadian electronic travel authorization (ETA) document which she allegedly intended to use to illegally enter Canada.

“She was also caught in possession of a fake US green card and a fraudulent passport, thus we suspect that she is an impostor,” Manahan said.

He added that the woman’s true nationality is still unknown as she presented a fraudulent Cameroonian passport.

Morente said the passenger will be deported and placed in immigration blacklist so she would be banned from re-entering the Philippines.

The suspect was subsequently flown to Manila and detained at the BI detention facility in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City pending deportation proceedings.

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