- Gauteng police have arrested five members of a fraudulent Home Affairs document syndicate in Johannesburg CDB
- The men were caught red-handed, working on devices and printing a variety of fake documents
- According to a tip-off given to police, the men were allegedly undocumented foreign nationals working with Home Affairs officials
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JOHANNESBURG – A tip-off led to the arrest of five men allegedly involved in a syndicate that was producing fake Home Affairs documents in Johannesburg.
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According to police Spokesperson Lueitenet-Colonel Mavela Masondo, Gauteng police descended on a Marshalltown flat after receiving information undocumented immigrants were colluding with corrupt Home Affairs officials.
Fraudulent document syndicate prints fraudulent home affairs papers
On Tuesday, 16 May, the group was caught red-handed working on laptops and desktop computers, printing fraudulent documents.
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In addition to official-looking green ID books, police found birth certificates, death certificates, university and college degrees and passports, TimesLIVE reported.
Masondo said the men were charged…
