Zimbabwe uncovers fake visa racket

Zimbabwe uncovers fake visa racket

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By Staff Reporter

ZIMBABWEAN authorities have discovered a fake visa racket operating through Harare's international airport, leading Zimbabwe police to arrest two immigration officials.

Five other immigration officials were fired, after investigators discovered at least 26 false visas had been issued to Nigerian, Lebanese and Pakistani nations, a state newspaper reported.

Chief immigration officer Elasto-Marvellous Mugwadi told the paper that clerks at Harare's airport and at a remote post on the border with Botswana and Zambia were suspected of illegally selling documents to foreigners.

He said the clerks had tampered with the system for issuing residence and temporary work permits, giving false receipts and pocketing the money - Sapa
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