Immigration and Emigration
Department Officials have yesterday (02) arrested an Iranian Female who had attempted to flying to New Zealand via Katunayake,Bandananaike International Airport by using fraudulent German passport at Katunayake Airport.
The suspected female had arrived at Katunayake Airport from Istanbul ,Turkey through a Turkish Airways flight .After the arrival she has obtained visas and planned to depart to New zealand .
However when The immigration and Emigration officials checked her passport through International police data system it has been revealed that it is a misplaced passport belonging to a German female. The real owner of the Passport had visited Sri Lanka in 2016 according to reports .The Iranian Female had fraudulently used her photograph in the passport according to officials .
Afterwards Immigration and Emigration officials had recovered details of a large scale Human smuggling business transporting Iranian Nationals to New Zealand via Katunayake Airport and as a result expelled the suspected female to Istanbul Turkey via a Turkish Airlines Flight.
Thousands of Iranian Nationals Had migrated to New Zealand via Katunayake Airport as refugees and got the citizenship of that country too it has been revealed through the investigations.
Department Officials have yesterday (02) arrested an Iranian Female who had attempted to flying to New Zealand via Katunayake,Bandananaike International Airport by using fraudulent German passport at Katunayake Airport.
The suspected female had arrived at Katunayake Airport from Istanbul ,Turkey through a Turkish Airways flight .After the arrival she has obtained visas and planned to depart to New zealand .
However when The immigration and Emigration officials checked her passport through International police data system it has been revealed that it is a misplaced passport belonging to a German female. The real owner of the Passport had visited Sri Lanka in 2016 according to reports .The Iranian Female had fraudulently used her photograph in the passport according to officials .
Afterwards Immigration and Emigration officials had recovered details of a large scale Human smuggling business transporting Iranian Nationals to New Zealand via Katunayake Airport and as a result expelled the suspected female to Istanbul Turkey via a Turkish Airlines Flight.
Thousands of Iranian Nationals Had migrated to New Zealand via Katunayake Airport as refugees and got the citizenship of that country too it has been revealed through the investigations.