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Old 09-05-2019, 12:01 PM
 
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Just when you think you've heard it all.

https://people.com/crime/american-wo...nside-luggage/
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An American woman has been arrested and held in the Philippines after airport staff discovered a baby inside of her carry-on luggage as she was preparing to leave the country
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Old 09-05-2019, 12:09 PM
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I keep waiting for an update.

Who was this baby? Surely, not her own.
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Old 09-05-2019, 12:18 PM
 
Location: North Idaho
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Best guess, an illegal adoption.
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Old 09-05-2019, 12:48 PM
 
Location: on the wind
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Obviously not someone to contract with to traffic/sell infants to! Stuffing it in a carryon that will be screened/scanned? Not even attempting to fabricate documents? Really?
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Old 09-05-2019, 01:01 PM
 
Location: Wisconsin
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Another thing is the age of the newborn. Airlines have restrictions for the minimum age of an infant (for medical reasons). I believe that for most airlines a baby needs to be at least two weeks old and some airlines require an infant to be at least a month old.

A friend of mine adopted a baby (legally), from another state, and took the baby home on an airplane when it was only (I believe) four days old. They lied to the airline about the infants age. Luckily, the infant did not have any problems but, IMHO, it was pretty risky.
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Old 09-05-2019, 07:22 PM
 
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Obviously not someone to contract with to traffic/sell infants to! Stuffing it in a carryon that will be screened/scanned? Not even attempting to fabricate documents? Really?
The story I read said they caught her at the gate, so it sounds like she got it through security??? That has to be incorrect.
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Old 09-06-2019, 03:22 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Best guess, an illegal adoption.
That can cost between $5000 and $50,000. Someone may be out of some money.
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Old 09-06-2019, 06:38 PM
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Here's a little more information but it still isn't all that clear what happened. Did the mother sell the baby?

Did the woman with the baby steal her, hoping to sell her?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u...al_taboolafeed
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Old 09-07-2019, 06:39 AM
 
Location: Cebu, Philippines
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I imagine this happens all the time at ground borders, but the Philippines doesn't have any of those. Nobody ever unzips my bag on the ground.
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Old 09-07-2019, 06:42 AM
 
Location: Southwestern, USA, now.
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Dumb lady, I bet if it had been in her arms and she had a pleasant smile like
a glowing mom, all would be fine. No?
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