webfact Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Major passport forgery ring smashedBANGKOK: -- Thai police have smashed a major international passport forgery ring and arrested five suspects, including an Iranian top forger widely known under the pseudonym of “doctor” who is wanted by police in several countries.The successful crackdown of this international passport forgery ring was unveiled to the media today (Tuesday) by Pol Gen Srivara Rangseepromnakul, the deputy national police chief for security and Pol Lt-Col Natthathorn Prohsunthorn, commissioner of the Immigration Bureau.Police have seized 173 fake passports of several countries and many equipments used in making the fake passports, including printing machines, special papers, sewing machines, plastic sheets, moulds and official seals.Pol Lt-Gen Natthathorn said that immigration and security officials had seized many fake passports and documents and arrested several brokers and human traffickers during 2013-2015. Information gleaned from the suspects pointed to a mysterious forger known as “Doctor” whose fake passports were rated as “AAA” grade or “Mirror” grade.Most of the fake passports were sold to human trafficking gangs in the Middle East which smuggled their customers to third countries, especially Europe, he said.Moreover, Pol Lt-Gen Natthathorn disclosed that several customers ordered the fake passports from abroad through the Internet by sending their photos and personal information by e-mails to the gang and they could choose any passports of their choices.But most customers chose European passports because they are more credible and can be used to get into most of the countries in the world, he said, adding that the “Doctor” himself entered Thailand with fake passports which could not be detected with plain eyes.After money were wired to the gang’s accounts, the fake passports would be delivered by mails to them and most of the gang’s customers were Iranians, Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis.The immigration commissioner described “Doctor” as a recluse who rarely showed up in public but was only known as an Iranian aged between 40-50 and plump.He said detectives got a break on Monday when they got a tipoff that “Doctor” might be hiding at a house in Sapkamon housing estate in Chachoengsao province. A search warrant was sought with the provincial court and a raid was carried out.The raiding team found a man holding a Brazilian passport under the name of Eliseu Leite Moraes who later admitted that he was the “Doctor” identified as Hamid Reza Jafary.Five other people arrested in the raid are Pakistanis.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/150260 -- Thai PBS 2016-02-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
never me Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Well done BIB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Major Passport Forgery Ring Busted in BangkokBANGKOK – An international passport forgery ring was unveiled to the media today (Tuesday) by Pol Gen Srivara Rangseepromnakul, the deputy national police chief for security and Pol Lt-Col Natthathorn Prohsunthorn, commissioner of the Immigration Bureau.Police busted the major international passport forgery ring and arrested five suspects, including an Iranian top forger widely known under the pseudonym of “doctor” who is wanted by police in several countries.Police have seized 173 fake passports of several countries and many equipments used in making the fake passports, including printing machines, special papers, sewing machines, plastic sheets, moulds and official seals.Full story: http://www.chiangraitimes.com/major-passport-forgery-ring-busted-in-bangkok.html-- Chiang Rai Times 2016-02-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Why those masks? Mers or Zika? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shunter Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Excellent work, good to see that some sections of the Thai police force are worthy of respect regarding their efforts and subsequent positive results in lawkeeping and the apprehension of criminals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 In this country, if you will engage long enough, or too long, in criminal activities without the proper ' umbrella ' from the big wigs, you will eventually either be dead, or caught and jailed..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I am sure the police will be rewarded and the tipster will be thanked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffggi Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Good news for a change and well done to the Police for helping to make the world a safer place as these passports are indeed used worldwide and lets face it only criminals or people wanting to break the law need false documentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty1412 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Nice work, well done to the BiB.....good to see some positive activities and news.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berybert Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Time to put the Doctor to death. Being as that seemed to be his remit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abitmiffed Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 The doctor? The face mask are quite fitting.. Welldone BIB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumgranosalum Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Sure it wasn't another Bridge club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccarty Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 The 5 are also suspected of carrying MERS hence the medical masks to keep the virus contained? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 ....isn't it uncanny and almost ironic how one nationality in particular has absolutely nothing to do with any of this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I don't want to downgrade the BiB's accomplishments, truly outstanding. But in the picture I see two foreigners who seem to be standing in the bunch rather official looking, I wonder who they are and what role they have in all this? And behind the two guys there is another "farang" woman.... Police got a tip-off. Wonder where that came from? Hardly from khun Somchai wandering around in ChachoengSao and suddenly spotting an International forgery ring.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanlic Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Great job by the Thai authorities but kind of scary to think that Pakistanis and an Iranian have been giving fake passports to exactly who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Dang Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Good work boys. Always happy to see winning endevours to keep the crap out of Thailand. Too many weasels with large proboscises still remaining, dragging Thailand down to their parasitic level. Go gettum boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starchild5 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 In this country, if you will engage long enough, or too long, in criminal activities without the proper ' umbrella ' from the big wigs, you will eventually either be dead, or caught and jailed..... You mean same as in America or Europe The west are more Smooth Operators. The Banking Thieves that brought down the world in 2008 are still free and roaming around in their Yachts HSBC bank is a Proven Drug dealing bank in London busted multiple times and yet they operate freely in the west Outrageous HSBC Settlement Proves the Drug War is a Joke http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/outrageous-hsbc-settlement-proves-the-drug-war-is-a-joke-20121213 Quote "Justice Department elected not to pursue criminal prosecutions of the bank, opting instead for a "record" financial settlement of $1.9 billion, which as one analyst noted is about five weeks of income for the bank. The banks' laundering transactions were so brazen that the NSA probably could have spotted them from space. Breuer admitted that drug dealers would sometimes come to HSBC's Mexican branches and "deposit hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, in a single day, into a single account, using boxes designed to fit the precise dimensions of the teller windows." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Dang Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I don't want to downgrade the BiB's accomplishments, truly outstanding. But in the picture I see two foreigners who seem to be standing in the bunch rather official looking, I wonder who they are and what role they have in all this? And behind the two guys there is another "farang" woman.... Police got a tip-off. Wonder where that came from? Hardly from khun Somchai wandering around in ChachoengSao and suddenly spotting an International forgery ring.... It seems to me that the current trend is for the suspects to wear surgical masks in a photo take. I would think that the Grey Ghosts are supplying them to the suspects. Protection from cop-shop germs ? Or protection of identity of the yet to be proven guilty ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csabo Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 The 5 are also suspected of carrying MERS hence the medical masks to keep the virus contained? Doesn't explain the sunglasses though. Obviously they have been allowed to conceal their faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Excellent work, good to see that some sections of the Thai police force are worthy of respect regarding their efforts and subsequent positive results in lawkeeping and the apprehension of criminals excellent work? what work? detectives got a break on Monday when they got a tipoff that “Doctor” might be hiding at a house in Sapkamon housing estate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwikeith Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I am sure the police will be rewarded and the tipster will be thanked. I wonder if Artur tipped them off he is wanted for forgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 "Jafary was presented to the press along with 173 fake passports. The event was also witnessed by officials from UK, French, New Zealand and Australian embassies." - See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/passport-forger-arrested-thailand#sthash.qOTcglSC.dpuf I'd imagine it was pressure from the UK, French, NZ & Aussie governments that made the lazy BIB do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc46 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Top job, brilliant . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Why those masks? Mers or Zika? Masks look like impromptu disguises for the baddies. This is a coup for Thai authorities, (Thai bragging rights) even though the result would undoubtedly have been thru the efforts of a number of agencies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varangkul Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I cant help thinking that if the Brit Embassy were quick off the mark they could make a bid for all the equipment to enable them to produce their own Brit passports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyWarbucks Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 In this country, if you will engage long enough, or too long, in criminal activities without the proper ' umbrella ' from the big wigs, you will eventually either be dead, or caught and jailed..... You mean same as in America or Europe The west are more Smooth Operators. The Banking Thieves that brought down the world in 2008 are still free and roaming around in their Yachts HSBC bank is a Proven Drug dealing bank in London busted multiple times and yet they operate freely in the west Outrageous HSBC Settlement Proves the Drug War is a Joke http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/outrageous-hsbc-settlement-proves-the-drug-war-is-a-joke-20121213 Quote "Justice Department elected not to pursue criminal prosecutions of the bank, opting instead for a "record" financial settlement of $1.9 billion, which as one analyst noted is about five weeks of income for the bank. The banks' laundering transactions were so brazen that the NSA probably could have spotted them from space. Breuer admitted that drug dealers would sometimes come to HSBC's Mexican branches and "deposit hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, in a single day, into a single account, using boxes designed to fit the precise dimensions of the teller windows." Good reply to a simpleminded post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomacht8 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Hopefully they also track down all the fake passports already issued.Nobody know how much potential terrorists, this gang has been provided with false identities already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetT Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Why those masks? Mers or Zika? Yes, and note the long distance from the camera? Why are they allowed to hide behind masks? Seems like some influence could be being exercised already to protect their identities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetT Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Excellent work, good to see that some sections of the Thai police force are worthy of respect regarding their efforts and subsequent positive results in lawkeeping and the apprehension of criminals ....Probably forced to act by international pressure..........Probably handed to them on a plate by foreign undercover agents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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