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American held in Philippines for trying to smuggle baby out of airport

Published 09/06/2019, 10:52 AM
Updated 09/06/2019, 11:00 AM
American held in Philippines for trying to smuggle baby out of airport

MANILA, Sept 6 (Reuters) - An American woman is facing human
trafficking and kidnapping charges in the Philippines,
authorities said, after she was caught trying to smuggle a
newborn baby out of Manila's main airport on a flight bound for
the United States.
Jennifer Talbot, from Ohio, managed to take the 6-day-old
boy through passport control by concealing him in a baby sling
across her chest, according to the National Bureau of
Investigation (NBI), the Philippines top law-enforcement agency.
Surveillance camera footage from Wednesday showed her
removing the sling and revealing the infant before she passed
through security checks into the departures area.
Airport officials were alerted when Talbot, 43, failed to
produce a boarding pass or identify documents for the baby while
at the gate trying to board her flight.
The NBI said the baby's 19-year-old biological mother had
wanted the boy adopted and was aware Talbot intended to take the
baby to the United States.
Talbot could be charged under human trafficking and
kidnapping laws because she had no written consent from the
mother, whom she met online, and failed to declare the child to
immigration authorities, the NBI said.
Talbot made no comment when she appeared at a news
conference on Thursday, dressed in orange prison garb. She faces
up to 20 years in prison if found guilty.

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