Two Foreign Nationals Arrested Over Fake Documents at Airport
by Kosta Papadopoulos · Greek City TimesGreek police arrested two foreign nationals, a man and a woman, at Thessaloniki’s Macedonia Airport on Sunday afternoon after officers allegedly found them in possession of fraudulent immigration and travel documents.
During a police check, officers discovered that the man held proof of an application for a temporary residence permit for foreign nationals, but authorities had rejected the application. The woman, meanwhile, possessed an allegedly forged Greek residence permit.
Officers from the Thessaloniki Airport Security Department made the arrests.
A search of the man’s luggage uncovered a forged passport bearing a counterfeit consular visa, along with a photograph of the woman. Police seized the items as evidence.
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Authorities have filed a case against both suspects for offences applicable to each of them. The investigation is ongoing.
(Source: AMNA)
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