Woman arrested for having 14 asylum documents
"The woman told them that foreign nationals who are already on the Home Affairs database pay R600 to get the documents however those who are not on the database pay R1200 or more."
Pretoria West police arrested a woman who was in possession of 14 ready-to-be-issued home affairs asylum documents on Thursday.
The woman was arrested in Maltzan Street near Luttig Street.
Police spokesperson Constable Sibongile Vuma said when the woman was questioned on what she was doing with the documents and blank home affairs papers, she allegedly admitted that they were fraudulent.
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Vuma said the woman told them that foreign nationals, who are already on the home affairs database, pay R600 to get the documents. Those who are not on the database pay R1 200 or more.
She said the police could not confirm whether the documents were authentic.
“Home affairs will have to confirm their authenticity. The suspect was also found with an amount of R67 700, which was confiscated as evidence. The money was booked for further investigation.
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Vuma said the suspect will soon appear in the Pretoria magistrate’s court for fraud.
Police appealed to the community to inform them of any illegal dealings in their policing area.
“There is no place for criminals to do their criminal activities in our precinct. We will no stone unturned.”
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