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Chinese disguised as Vanuatuan arrested

ALERT immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) arrested over the weekend a suspected Chinese masquerading as a Vanuatuan before he could board a Thai Airways flight to Bangkok.

Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco on Sunday identified the passenger as Alex Cooper, 43, holder of a Vanuatu passport.

A departing foreign passenger believed to be a Chinese national masquerading as a Vanuatu national was arrested by Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Photo from Bureau of Immigration FB page