Indians deported for fake passports

Indians deported for fake passports

BATAM, Riau: The immigration office here deported on Thursday
three Indian citizens for holding counterfeit passports.

An immigration official, Wachiyat, told Antara the three
foreigners were stopped upon arrival at Hang Nadim Airport.

Wachdiyat said the Indians acquired their passports from
people in Jakarta.

He said Batam, an industrial zone which abuts Singapore, had
become a main center for foreigners, leading to a sharp increase
in counterfeit passports.

"We usually identify the bogus passports from the attached
pictures which do not belong to their original holders,"
Wachdiyat said.

He said immigration officials discovered cases of foreigners
who were preparing to leave the country who had illegally entered
Indonesia and married Indonesian citizens.