Iraqi Pair Held In Mexico On Way To U.S. With $10,000 Fake IDs
Two more Iraqis with false Bulgarian passports were detained by Mexican officials in Monterrey bringing the total to four this month.
Wisam Gorgies, a 34-year-old man, and Rana Nazar Peyoz, a 26-year-old woman, reportedly flew from Madrid and landed in Monterrey, according to reports in two Mexican newspapers today.
Following questioning, the pair admitted they intended to reach the United States. They were taken to Saltillo in the state of Coahuila, for final determination of their status.
Mexican officials said the are investigating “a network that could be made up of Mexicans operating in Greece who are selling false Bulgarian passports for $10,000 to European and Middle Eastern citizens.”
Earlier this month, El Universal, a daily in Mexico City, reported two other Iraqis, Markos Ramy, a 25-year-old man, and Sollem Pate, a 20-year-old woman, presented Bulgarian passports upon arrival at the Monterrey airport after a flight from Spain.
Unfortunately this is not an isolated incident. A story from last week details three foreign nationals attempt to pass themselves off as Mexicans using Mexican passports flying from Kuwait to France.
Three foreign nationals were detained for questioning at the Nedumbaserry International Airport, near here, today after being deported from Kuwait.
Airport officials said the three men were being questioned by the Immigration department and officials of other security agencies for establishing their identity.
They said the three men were carrying Mexican passports, identifying themselves as
Antonio Lopez Juan (42)J
Javier Sanchez Alberto (20),
Atonio Lopez Ernesto (16).
They had left from Nedumbaserry Airport on February 11 for Kuwait en route to France.
However, the emigration officials at Kuwait had found them to be suspects as they reportedly could not understand any Spanish. The three were then deported to Nedumbaserry today.
Airport officials said the Mexican Embassy in New Delhi had been informed. The three had reportedly arrived in New Delhi on January 23 this year, as per the stamps on their passports. However, there was some doubt about the authenticity of the arrival stamps on the passports.
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