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Another Case of Forged Employment Passes Hidden in Red Packets (Ang Pow)
Following a successful arrest of a 43 year-old male Malaysian caught with 34 forged Employment Passes and Safety Orientation Certificate (SOC) cards hidden in two red packets on 11 Jun 2003, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers yesterday nabbed another 54 year-old male Singaporean using the same ruse of hiding forged Employment Passes in red packets to avoid detection.
2 On 25 Jun 2003, after weeks of investigation, ICA officers laid an ambush at the Arrival Bus Hall Secondary Check Area of Woodlands Checkpoint for the male Singaporean suspected to be a runner of a foreign-based forged card syndicate. The syndicate is believed to be producing and selling forged Employment Passes to immigration offenders in Singapore.
3 At about 1450 hours, ICA officers spotted and intercepted the male Singaporean. A body search was conducted on the man and ICA officers found two red packets hidden in his shoes. Inside the red packets, 9 forged Employment Passes, 9 forged SOC cards and 9 photocopies of People's Republic of China (PRC) passport bio-data page were found. The male Singaporean was immediately placed under arrest and the forged cards were seized from him.
4 The forged Employment Passes had coarse and distorted Micro-line text when viewed under magnifying glass. The colour tone and font size/type of the forged cards are also different from the genuine Employment Pass.
5 The male Singaporean has been referred to the Police for further investigation into the forgery of Government documents and will be charged in court.
6 "As this is the second case of forged employment passes found in Ang Pows, there seems to be a trend of using red packets to smuggle forged cards. However, regardless of the methods used, efforts will not be spared to weed out these illegal activities." said Mr Hashim B Sheik Ahmad, Head (Intelligence Operations).
7 On the previous arrest on 11 Jun 2003, the male Malaysian has been charged in Court on 12 Jun 2003 under the offence of Fraudulent Possession of forged document. The offender is currently on remand pending the next mention in Court on 10 Jul 2003.
8 The Singapore authorities take a serious view of attempts to forge immigration cards and other related documents. For forgery of passes or in possession of forged passes, the offender faces an imprisonment for a term up to 7 years and shall also be liable to a fine.
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Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
26 Jun 2003
2 On 25 Jun 2003, after weeks of investigation, ICA officers laid an ambush at the Arrival Bus Hall Secondary Check Area of Woodlands Checkpoint for the male Singaporean suspected to be a runner of a foreign-based forged card syndicate. The syndicate is believed to be producing and selling forged Employment Passes to immigration offenders in Singapore.
3 At about 1450 hours, ICA officers spotted and intercepted the male Singaporean. A body search was conducted on the man and ICA officers found two red packets hidden in his shoes. Inside the red packets, 9 forged Employment Passes, 9 forged SOC cards and 9 photocopies of People's Republic of China (PRC) passport bio-data page were found. The male Singaporean was immediately placed under arrest and the forged cards were seized from him.
4 The forged Employment Passes had coarse and distorted Micro-line text when viewed under magnifying glass. The colour tone and font size/type of the forged cards are also different from the genuine Employment Pass.
5 The male Singaporean has been referred to the Police for further investigation into the forgery of Government documents and will be charged in court.
6 "As this is the second case of forged employment passes found in Ang Pows, there seems to be a trend of using red packets to smuggle forged cards. However, regardless of the methods used, efforts will not be spared to weed out these illegal activities." said Mr Hashim B Sheik Ahmad, Head (Intelligence Operations).
7 On the previous arrest on 11 Jun 2003, the male Malaysian has been charged in Court on 12 Jun 2003 under the offence of Fraudulent Possession of forged document. The offender is currently on remand pending the next mention in Court on 10 Jul 2003.
8 The Singapore authorities take a serious view of attempts to forge immigration cards and other related documents. For forgery of passes or in possession of forged passes, the offender faces an imprisonment for a term up to 7 years and shall also be liable to a fine.
END OF NEWS RELEASE
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
26 Jun 2003