Algerians arrested for Schengen visa forgery Posted on 13 February 2020 Tags:Schengen visa A number of staff members of a tourist agency have been arrested for suspected visa forgery in the coastal city of Oran, Algeria, which is about 400km west of the nation’s capital city of Algiers. According to the Schengen Visa information service, police in Oran have seized several passports belonging to people who fell victim to the tourist agency’s alleged forgery. ‘The police have recovered other devices such as computer equipment, smartphones, a scanner, and phone chips’, reports SchengenVisaInfo.com. According to the official visa information site, another visa-trafficking network was uncovered in Oran last year by local police. There have been attempts to forge the sought-after visa – which enables travellers to enter Europe and access 26 countries ranging from Sweden and Switzerland to France, Germany and Greece – in a number of countries, with arrests taking place in India for similar offences last year. Six people were arrested after presenting fake Schengen visa stickers to the US embassy in Mumbai and in the same period, ‘another two men got caught and arrested in eastern Algeria for the use of forged, imitation of seals and signatures, falsification of Schengen visa files, and transfer of capital in foreign currency to foreign countries.’ Image: Flickr Related Posts Cape Town’s sustainability: Leading the way in environmental initiatives 1 June 2023 As National Environmental Month commences in South Africa, Cape Town stands proudly at the forefront... read more Kapama to host Safari Guide of the Year Awards 2023 1 June 2023 Kapama Private Game Reserve near Hoedspruit will host this year’s Safari Guide of the Year... read more Blood Lions relaunches for public viewing on YouTube 1 June 2023 Award-winning documentary feature film Blood Lions has been relaunched on YouTube for public viewing, creating... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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