Passport forging gang on trial

The General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science announced yesterday that 28 individuals of different nationalities, including government employees, had been referred to the Public Prosecution for forging passports of different countries including Bahrain.

The gang was specialized in forging passports, travel stamps, visas and resident permits of GCC and foreign countries, through the help of individuals living inside and outside Bahrain, the directorate said.

The forged documents were sold for large amounts of money to facilitate the movement of individuals between states. Several passports and visas were forged, it is learned. “The intense and professional investigation led to the arrest of the gang members, and it took a long time as the group consists of individuals from different nationalities and live in many countries.

“The collected information was carefully reviewed to reach precise conclusions and identify those involved,” the directorate pointed out.