Ninoy Aquino International Airport bullet-planting scandal

The Ninoy Aquino International Airport bullet-planting scandal, colloquially known as tanim-bala ("bullet planting") or laglag-bala ("bullet dropping"), was a scandal in the Philippines that began in September 2015 and lasted until early 2016, involving allegations that airport security personnel at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Metro Manila planted bullets in the luggage of passengers to extort money from them. Victims of the alleged plot were generally Overseas Filipino Workers, but also included non-Filipinos such as foreign tourists.

According to the Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group (PNP-AVSEGROUP), at least thirty cases of the scheme were recorded in 2015, while the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) recorded only five such incidents. The government denied it was responsible for the scheme.