Ex-drug mule condoles with Ordinario family

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MANILA, Philippines – A former drug mule was among those who sympathized with the Ordinario family for the death of their kin in China.

“Abigail” went to the Ordinario home in Batasan, Quezon City to condole with the family of Sally Ordinario-Villanueva who was found guilty and executed for drug trafficking charges in Xiamen, China last March 30.

Abigail does not personally know Villanueva but they have the same experience of becoming drug couriers.

She said she became a drug courier in 2009 and was sent to many countries to smuggle the illegal drugs.

However, like many Filipinos victimized by drug syndicates, she was initially offered a different job, but ended up as a drug mule.

“Ang sabi po magbabantay lang daw po kami ng isang shop which is a garments shop. At saka 'yung isang shop nila sa sapatos. Kapag naubos po 'yun, ibabagsak po namin dito sa parteng Asia,” said Abigail.

She said it was too late when she found out that the products she was delivering were not actually clothes, but illegal drugs.


Sibling jailed in China

Her sibling too, who also became a drug mule, suddenly vanished and she later found out was in jail in China.

“Umaapela din po 'yung kapatid ko. For 13 years na po siya ngayon, baka mababawasan pa at mapauwi na siya sa lalong madaling panahon,” she said.

Abigail said the drugs, which came from South America, have to be taken to other routes first as these cannot be directly transported to China.

“Marami na din nakakalusot na droga dito sa atin sa Pilipinas. From Pilipinas, ilalabas ulit nila ang drugs papuntang China,” she said.

She added that the drugs can easily slip through the airports without being detected by x-ray machines.

“Hindi mo talaga makikita kung 'di mo talaga sasadyain. Parang sa maleta, doon sa pinakalikod na portion doon po nila itinatago 'yun,” she said.

She appealed to the government to exert all efforts to put a stop to the operation of international drug syndicates victimizing Filipinos. -- Report from Jeck Batallones, ABS-CBN News

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