She continued taking occasional modeling jobs in Los Angeles. Return to Show Business and Current Endeavors
Then-President Joseph Estrada declared her persona non grata , effectively banning her from re-entering the Philippines. anjanette abayari scandal work
In October 1999, at the height of her fame, Abayari was arrested at the Agana International Airport in Guam. Security officials discovered traces of methamphetamine (shabu) in a broken plastic pipe within her makeup bag. Though she vehemently denied the drugs were hers—claiming the bag belonged to her sister—she was detained for several months. The scandal had immediate professional consequences: She continued taking occasional modeling jobs in Los Angeles
The ban halted her lucrative acting career in Manila. at the height of her fame