April 07, 2010, MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration has started deportation proceedings against a foreigner arrested for large scale illegal recruitment in Palawan, Commissioner Marcelino Libanan said.
Ehmad Agha a.k.a. Salim Jan Iftikha, identified as a Pakistani national and currently detained in Bicutan, was declared an undesirable and undocumented alien following his and Filipina wife’s Emy Encinas arrest last March 23 by the Puerto Princesa police, the immigration chief said.
Immigration Area Office (IAO) Region 5 Director Jose Tria said Iftikha was the subject of complaints by 11 Filipinos in Palawan who were allegedly victimized by the couple in their illegal recruitment racket.
Tria said the Pakistani could not present his passport or any travel document from the time he was arrested.
The 11 complainants alleged that they were convinced by Iftikha and his wife to give P20, 000 each in return for their employment overseas.
The complainants sought the help of the police when they learned that the couple was planning to leave the country without notice.
Upon investigation, Iftikha claimed that he was a Pakistani and British citizen and that he arrived in the country sometime in July or August last year.
Verification of Iftikha’s claim, however, showed that the name of the suspect did not appear in the computerized travel records of the BI, arousing suspicion that he illegally entered the country via the backdoor. - Tetch Torres, INQUIRER.net
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