News24 | More Arrests in Connection with Suspected Passport Fraud Scheme

South Africa: Seven Home Affairs Fraudsters Busted Over Fake Passports

Department of Home Affairs staff and locals took bribes from foreigners to create fake passports, even during weekends and holidays. Thirty-eight people have been arrested since 2022, with 24 already jailed for a total of 310 years.

News24 | More arrests in connection with suspected passport fraud scheme

An investigation into a large-scale suspected passport fraud scheme involving the Department of Home Affairs led to the arrest of two more people in Pretoria on Monday.

Five suspects nabbed in Durban for passport fraud operation, one with 226 stolen passports

Immigration Dept busts two sticker forgery syndicates, nabs four

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — The Immigration Department has smashed two syndicates involved in forging immigration stickers and Temporary Employment Visit Passes (PLKS), arresting four individuals in raids at several locations across the Klang Valley on Monday (June 16). Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said all four suspects, aged between 40 and 43, were detained in a special operation in Jalan Ipoh and Maluri in Kuala Lumpur, and …

Seven home affairs fraudsters busted over fake passports

By Doreen Mokgolo Department of Home Affairs staff and locals took bribes from foreigners to create fake passports, even during weekends and holidays. Thirty-eight people have been arrested since 2022, with 24 already jailed for a total of 310 years. Two more suspects have been arrested for helping undocumented foreign nationals obtain fake South African passports. The suspects were caught in Durban as part of an ongoing operation by the Direc…

Five people, including ex-Home Affairs official, nabbed for passport fraud in Durban

Five people including a former Home Affairs official were arrested by the Hawks over the weekend in connection with a passport fraud.