A desperate woman tried to smuggle her baby past airport security in Papua New Guinea in a backpack , as she did not correct immigration papers for her son to leave the Philippines . The two-month-old was discovered by shocked staff at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport , as he was picked up by the X-ray machine . According to ABS-CBN News , the child was soundly asleep when he was found by security at NAIA Terminal 1 . The two-month-old baby gave staff the shock of their lives , when he showed up on the X-ray machine at customs . The mother was identified at nursing graduate , Jennifer Pavolaurea , 25 , who was departing for Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea on an Air Niugini flight . The assistant general manager for security and emergency services of the airport , Vicente L. Guerzon Jr , said the woman had been detained for questioning and admitted the lack of clearance papers for the child . The single mother and her son were eventually allowed to leave the airport and no charges were filed . The single mother , 25 , reportedly did not have immigration papers for her son to travel to Papua New Guinea from the Philippines . Travelers walk to their gates at Ninoy Aquino International Airport , in Manila , Philippines , ( left ) . The mother was scheduled for a flight with Air Niugini flight . This is not the first time a baby has been hidden in a bag in an attempt to be smuggled on a plane . In 2012 an Egyptian couple arrived at Sharjah International Airport in Egypt without the correct immigration papers . They were told they would be held in the airport for a few days , so decided to risk their chances and put their child in a bag . This Egyptian couple also attempted to sneak their baby through customs in a bag at Sharjah International Airport in 2012 . Stowaway : The five-month-old was discovered as they went through customs by the X-ray machine , and the couple were arrested for endangering their baby 's life .
The two - month - old infant did not have the correct immigration requirements to leave the country for Papua New Guinea . The nursing mother , sandy , concealed her identity in a backpack . Staff at Ninoy Aquino International Airport witnessed the loss of their life as the sleeping infant was picked up on the X - ray machine .