"BEWARE! Charming tricks by the International Drug Syndicate"
A strong public reminder to be cautious of International Drug Syndicate. This Syndicate
has been operating from various regions and has been targeting
vulnerable nationals including Bruneian to recruit drug courier
smuggling drugs worldwide.
THE ROLE OF PUBLIC & TIPS TO AVOID BEING A VICTIM
- What may sound too good to be true actually be just that. Always question and use intuition and instinct in decision making. Do researches on employment offered to work overseas, its legitimacy and credibility even though presented by someone you know.
- When travelling make sure that all of your belongings and baggage and its content are within your control, make sure you know what you are carrying.
- Refuse to accept any consignment, baggage or item frm strangers. Refuse to accept or deliver any consignment, baggage or item without scrutinizing or examining its content.
- Report to the authority f you detect any tempering to your baggage.
The SYNDICATE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO EXPLOIT THE INTERNET THROUGH CHAT ROOMS AS WELL AS SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE TO TARET POSSIBLE VICTIMS.
Tactics that are used are as follow;
- Initial acquaintanceship through chat rooms and social networking websites. This then followed by fostering relationship as friends and to captivate them with charms and promises
- Further interactions would result in courtship[ and eventually becoming soul companion.
- Offering lucrative jobs masked by legitimate corporation. Work entailing only “carrying” items of content unknown to the victims.
- Inviting Victim for an all paid holiday to exclusive destinations overseas.
- Known ploy by the syndicate is to pass baggage unknown to the victim with concealed drugs at the last minute before checking in at the airport.
- This syndicate would not provide any informations or contact number to the victim or if any that information could be fictitious or fabricated.
Upon arriving at the destination, victim may possibly be apprehended by foreign authority for drug smuggling. Victim may only the realize that he/she has been deceived and manipulated as a result of his/her trusting the syndicate.
A harsh sentence of long imprisonment or eve death penalty awaits.
THE ROLE OF PARENT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INTERNATIONAL DRUG SYNDICATE
- Parent must possess a sense of responsibility and constant monitoring to the development of their children.
- Parent must be aware and attentive to whom their children associate themselves with.
- Always remind children about the danger and threat of the international drug syndicate.
- Monitor and inspect further all online activities of their children especially when using chat rooms.
- Listen but yet probe into whatever being said by their children. Monitor their children activities especially before travelling overseas even if they are travelling with family members and friends.