Home Affairs takes down passport syndicate, 27 people arrested

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Two home affairs officials are among 27 people arrested for their alleged involvement in a syndicate selling fraudulent passports and documents reserved for SA citizens.

Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says 27 people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in an inter-provincial passport syndicate.Two home affairs officials from the Krugersdorp office are among 27 people arrested for their alleged involvement in a syndicate selling fraudulent passports and documents reserved for SA citizens.

He said the alleged kingpin recruited foreigners, mostly Pakistanis, who wanted to acquire SA passports. Once he had a certain number he would task his runner to recruit South Africans who had never acquired passports. It is alleged the kingpin bought cars for his lieutenants, presumably to enable them to be at his disposal.

It is alleged South Africans were recruited for as little as R500 and were promised jobs overseas which never materialised.

 

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