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Subject:    [osint] al-Qaeda with fake NZealand passports
From:       "R. A. Hettinga" <rah () shipwright ! com>
Date:       2004-04-29 14:49:32
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Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 07:29:27 -0400
Subject: [osint] al-Qaeda with fake NZealand passports
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2891243a6000,00.html



    Al Qaeda fear as fake NZ passports seized

29 April 2004


New Zealand officials are investigating reports of 11 fake New Zealand
passports with possible al Qaeda links being found by Thai police.

The discovery followed the detention a month ago of a Pakistan national
who, when arrested, was found with 12 fake Kiwi passports, the Bangkok
Post newspaper reported.

On Monday night, Thai police arrested a Thai man and a Pakistani man for
allegedly producing forged passports which might have been used by al
Qaeda-linked terrorist suspects arrested in Europe, the newspaper said.
The two men were arrested with 23 fake passports, including "11 fake
passports being passed off as New Zealand documents and 10 as French".

The two men, named as Decha Kaeoprakhong, 31, and Mohammad Iqbal, 36,
were arrested in an area of Bangkok frequented by overseas Muslims
visiting Thailand.

All the passports bore serial numbers starting with key numbers that
enabled the holder to travel to many countries without requiring a visa.

Crime Suppression Division commander Kosin Hinthao said New Zealand
police had identified the passport identification numbers as similar to
those used by human traffickers and al Qaeda terrorists in Europe.

"Many terrorists arrested earlier in Europe had travelled to several
nations carrying fake passports with such serial numbers," Mr Kosin said.

Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry media adviser Jonathan Schwass said
yesterday the New Zealand embassy in Bangkok was aware of the report.

Mike Bush, a police officer attached to the embassy, had been involved
in dealing with the matter.

Mr Schwass said he was unsure yet how accurate the report was.

The office of Internal Affairs Minister George Hawkins, whose department
issues passports, said Mr Hawkins was aware of the report.

Both men arrested by Thai police have denied the charges despite the
arrests taking place as part of a sting operation when the men were
allegedly seeking to sell the passports to undercover Thai police officers.

The incident follows charges this month against two Israeli men of
trying to obtain New Zealand passports fraudulently. - NZPA




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