Returning OFW from Thailand nabbed at NAIA over falsification case
In a statement Friday, the Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group (PNP-AVSEGROUP) said the woman was flagged upon arrival from Bangkok and found to have a bailable warrant issued in 2021 by the Parañaque City Regional Trial Court.
She faces charges of falsification of public documents, with bail set at ₱36,000.
'The accused is now in the custody of the Intel and Warrant Section, Police Station 11 of the Manila Police District for documentation and appropriate legal action,' the PNP-AVSEGROUP added.
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