, ▁where ▁drug ▁conv ict s ▁will ▁face ▁execution ▁via ▁le th al ▁injection . ▁The ▁N ino y ▁Aqu ino ▁International ▁Airport ▁has ▁been ▁identified ▁as ▁a ▁favor able ▁illegal ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁hub . ▁ ▁Some ▁Filip inos ▁choose ▁to ▁be ▁involved ▁in ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁promise ▁of ▁a ▁high ▁income . ▁Some ▁still ▁particip ate ▁in ▁such ▁ill ic it ▁activity ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁forced ▁by ▁certain ▁circumstances . ▁There ▁were ▁reports ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁that ▁some ▁Filip inos , ▁usually ▁women , ▁were ▁forced ▁and ▁black ma iled ▁by ▁drug ▁synd ic ates ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁drug ▁cou riers , ▁and ▁if ▁they ▁refused , ▁their ▁family ' s ▁safety ▁would ▁be ▁comprom ised . ▁ ▁A ▁Man ila - based ▁firm , ▁Pacific ▁Str ateg ies ▁& ▁Ass ess ments , ▁identified ▁the ▁Philippines ▁as , ▁" not ▁only ▁a ▁trans hip ment ▁point , ▁but ▁also ▁a ▁key ▁producer ▁of ▁synth etic ▁dru gs ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁Asia " ▁in ▁a ▁report ▁made ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁National ▁Police ▁- ▁Anti - Il legal ▁Dru gs ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Task ▁Force ▁and ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁D rug ▁En for cement ▁ ▁confirmed ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁Mexican ▁S inal oa ▁Cart el ▁had ▁started ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁M eth am ph et am ine ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁North ▁Korea ▁and ▁brought