February 13, 2008

Three Afghans Arrested at Indian Airport Trying to Pass as MEXICANS

Hablas espanol? If one is to travel with a forged Mexican passport it might be a good idea to be somewhat fluent in Spanish.

"Three Afghan nationals were arrested at the Nedumbaserry International Airport, near here, today for traveling on fake Mexican passports, Immigration officials said.

The three were earlier in the day deported from Kuwait after authorities there doubted their claim to be Mexican nationals.[...]

According to Immigration officials, they were Afghan nationals trying to go to France. However, their real names have not been disclosed so far. Deepika Global (India)

Apparently the forged passports carried the names of Antonio Lopez Juan (42), Javier Sanchez Alberto (20), and Atonio Lopez Ernesto (16). Names sound somewhat authentic?!?!
They had left from Nedumbaserry Airport on February 11 for Kuwait en route to France. (This is where it gets interesting...ed) The Immigration officals at Kuwait had found them to be suspects as they reportedly could not understand any Spanish. They also suspected the passports to be forged. The three were then deported to Nedumbaserry today.
Estan jodidos!

UPDATE by Rusty: Probably just a coincidence, but Adnan G. El Shukrijumah is said to travel under the guise of a Mexican national. He's an al Qaeda operative wanted by the FBI for an alleged dirty bomb plot.

By Stable Hand at 01:10 PM | |