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    "data": {
        "id": 1604607,
        "msgid": "three-foreign-nationals-caught-using-forged-passports-at-soetta-airport-1773215550",
        "date": "2026-03-11 14:15:24",
        "title": "Three Foreign Nationals Caught Using Forged Passports at Soetta Airport",
        "author": "Faieq Hidayat",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Three foreign nationals from Morocco, Nigeria, and Iraq were apprehended at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for attempting to travel using forged passports that lacked security features such as watermarks and proper typography. The fraudulent documents, allegedly manufactured in Thailand at a cost of $20,000 each, were discovered when immigration officers noticed irregularities during routine document verification, and the suspects face up to five years imprisonment and fines of up to Rp 500 million under Indonesian immigration law.",
        "content": "<p>Three foreign nationals\u2014a Moroccan identified as HS (31), a Nigerian\nidentified as AI (52), and an Iraqi identified as ADA (28)\u2014were\napprehended at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang for\nusing forged passports.<\/p>\n<p>The immigration authorities discovered the fraudulent documents when\nofficers detected irregularities in the travel documents. The head of\nthe Special Class I Immigration Office at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Galih\nPriya Kartika Perdhana, stated that security features on the passports\nwere missing, including watermarks, and the font typography on the\nidentity pages differed from legitimate documents.<\/p>\n<p>According to Perdhana, the forged passports were allegedly\nmanufactured in Thailand at a cost of $20,000 per document. The three\nsuspects allegedly intended to transit through Indonesia en route to\nfinal destinations in Australia and European countries including\nPortugal and Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Perdhana explained that Indonesia frequently serves as a transit\npoint for foreign nationals using forged travel documents. \u201cThe\nmotivation is mostly economic factors. They seek better living\nconditions,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian national AI arrived in Indonesia on 21 December 2025 via\nGaruda Indonesia from Doha, carrying a forged Burkina Faso passport.\nThis individual was deported on 26 February 2026 and subject to an entry\nban.<\/p>\n<p>The Iraqi national ADA was found to be travelling with a forged\nAustralian passport upon arrival at Soekarno-Hatta Airport and also\npossessed an Iraqi passport. The individual remains under further\ninvestigation.<\/p>\n<p>All three suspects have been charged under Article 119(2) of Law\nNumber 6 of 2011 concerning Immigration. The legislation stipulates that\nany foreign national who intentionally uses a forged or suspected forged\ntravel document faces imprisonment of up to five years and a fine of up\nto Rp 500 million.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/three-foreign-nationals-caught-using-forged-passports-at-soetta-airport-1773215550",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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