Thai cops bust fake passport making gang
Thai police have broken up a major fake passport ring led by an Iranian known as "The Doctor" which sent hundreds of passports to Middle Eastern customers trying to enter Europe, authorities said yesterday.
The kingdom has long been a hub for a forged document industry serving human traffickers and other criminals. Five years of investigation culminated in Monday's arrest of the alleged Iranian mastermind Hamid Reza Jafary who had learnt his skill from his late father, police said.
The 48-year-old had for many years been crafting sophisticated forgeries from his home in Chachoengsao province east of Bangkok, they said.
Five Pakistani middlemen were also arrested in the raids.
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