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AN AMERICAN woman caught trying to smuggle a six-day-old baby out of the Philippines in her hand luggage was paraded on national television today.

Jennifer Talbot, 43, allegedly agreed to adopt the child from a teenage mum she met online, then tried to fly home with him to the US but was caught at Manila airport.

Talbot was today paraded to the public wearing an orange prison top and in handcuffsCredit: AP:Associated Press

She allegedly tried to smuggle the newborn out of the Philippines by hiding him in her carry-on luggageCredit: Viral Press

Staff from The National Bureau of Investigation said Talbot will face qualified human trafficking chargesCredit: EPA

Talbot, from Ohio, was waiting to board her flight when officials discovered the baby inside "an oversized belt bag" around her waist.

Shockingly, she had already passed through immigration and security before staff from Delta Airlines became suspicious and alerted airport police.

Talbot was arrested and today was paraded to the public wearing an orange prison top and in handcuffs before being taken back to custody.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING CHARGES

Cops from The National Bureau of Investigation said Talbot will face qualified human trafficking charges.

She will also be tried for child abuse and kidnapping with serious illegal detention, officials said.

It has yet to be determined if money changed hands between Talbot and the mother of the child, but police are investigating their alleged deal.

Police said the boy's mother, 19-year-old Maricris Dulap, had first made contact with Talbot online and they had negotiated the adoption of the child.

Talbot then flew from the US to meet the pregnant mother at her home in Davao City last month and stayed with her until she gave birth.

She then had already caught one flight from Davoa to the capital Manila - without security asking questions - before trying to board a second flight back to the US while hiding the baby in her carry-on luggage.

Investigators said the boy's biological mother and the father, who have since fled, will also be charged with child abuse.

STUFFED IN BAG

Police said that Talbot was able to present notarised copy of an affidavit of consent and support allegedly executed by the mother of the baby to travel to the US on the day of her arrest.

However, the document does not bear the signature of the parents.

Bureau of Immigration deputy spokesperson Melvin Mabulac said yesterday the baby boy did not have proper documents or a plane ticket.

The undocumented baby was taken to the Department of Social Welfare and Development while investigations are on-going.

The suspect was not able to provide any documents showing she had the authority to take the baby onboard the plane
Melvin MabulacDeputy spokesperson, Bureau of Immigration

Immigration chief Melvin Mabulac said: ''An American citizen was supposed to leave the country for the United States when airport officers at Naia Terminal 3 discovered the undocumented infant in her bag around 6.20am''

Talbot is now being questioned by police while they check the identity of the infant and how she came to have him.

The undocumented baby was taken to the Department of Social Welfare and Development while investigations are on-going.

Immigration chief Melvin Mabulac said: ''American citizen was supposed to leave the country for the United States when airport officers at Naia Terminal 3 discovered the undocumented infant in her bag around 6.20 a.m.''

UNDOCUMENTED CHILD

Mr Mabulac said the baby was hidden in an ''oversized belt bag'' and ''was not declared nor presented to the immigration inspector during departure formalities''.

Mr Mabulac said they could not confirm if Talbot is the mother or guardian of the baby since authorities did not find any travel document to indicate the infant’s information.

He added: ''The suspect was not able to provide any documents showing she had the authority to take the baby onboard the plane.''