The Bureau of Immigration yesterday announced the repatriation of 27 Vietnamese nationals who are victims of human trafficking.

Following their interception at NAIA Terminal 2 on 31 October, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Task Force Against Trafficking directed the victims to the IACAT-Tahanan ng Inyong Pag-asa Center.

BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the victims were accompanied by a Chinese handler, two Filipino drivers, and a Filipino translator.

The traffickers intended to sell the victims to a company based in Cebu City, according to the investigation.

Tansingco said out of the 27 victims, 21 took a Cebu Pacific flight bound for Hanoi, and the remaining six took a Philippine Airlines flight bound for Ho Chi Minh.

He added that, in response to this incident, the BI has already canceled the working visas of the victims involved.