S'porean mum, daughter held in Manila for allegedly smuggling cocaine

The mother-daughter duo were detained by officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. - NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-BUREAU OF CUSTOMS

MANILA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Two Singaporeans were arrested at an airport in the Philippines after they were caught for allegedly transporting 14.36kg of suspected cocaine worth 76.1 million pesos (S$1.83 million) into the country.

The duo were identified by the authorities and the Philippine media as Siti Aishah Awang, 63, a restaurant waitress, and her daughter, Alaviyah Hanaffe, a make-up artist, 39.