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Lake I Store Was An Underground Immigration Office
posted (November 20, 2024)
Police raided a store in the Lake Independence area on Friday - and came up with a trove of illegal items, including an entire fake immigration operation - complete with visas and entry stamps.

Our team was at the scene this morning when police went back looking for more items:

Police returned to Double Zero Shop on Western Avenue today with a QRT officer guarding the property, as CIB officers and the owner were inside. He emerged with them wearing handcuffs.

It's a sensitive investigation because a police search on Friday turned up something like an illicit immigration office. They found several immigration stamps for visas, permanent residence documents, an entry stamp, and several passports.

Information suggests that there were also visas issued to Asian nationals.

The CEO in the Ministry of Immigration Tanya Santos confirmed that quote, the visas are definitely fraudulent. We are yet to confirm the stamps and PR documents." End quote.



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