Authorities arrested a personnel of the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) after allegedly stealing a smartwatch from a Chinese passenger on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1.
The 31-year-old suspect was assigned as an OTS safety screening officer at NAIA Terminal 1, in keeping with Luisito Santos’ dzBB report on Wednesday.
OTS administrator Mao Aplasca mentioned the incident occurred at 2 a.m. within the safety screening space.
Based on the preliminary investigation by the OTS, the Chinese passenger left his smartwatch within the tray which was used within the x-ray machine on the safety screening space.
The passenger, nonetheless, was not capable of get well it and reported the incident to authorities.
Airport officers then checked the CCTV footage close to the safety screening space, which revealed that the smartwatch was left within the tray and that the suspect allegedly coated it with one other tray and took the smartwatch.
The suspect was then arrested by personnel of the Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group and is about to face theft expenses.
The suspect, nonetheless, denied the allegations, saying that the smartwatch was not discovered after his colleagues checked him.
Meanwhile, extra closed-circuit tv (CCTV) cameras have been added to the NAIA safety screening space after an alleged extortion try was reported by a Thai vacationer.
The sufferer uploaded a video of a safety screening officer who allegedly took money from him. He mentioned he was extorted and robbed in the course of the remaining safety examine, in keeping with Ian Cruz’s “24 Oras” report on Tuesday.
Airport authorities additionally plan so as to add extra safety cameras and supervisors to screening checkpoints, particularly since that is now the sixth case that the OTS is investigating. —Richa Noriega/ VAL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
