A woman was detained on Tuesday for illegal entry[/B] and stay in the territory of the Republic and for impersonation.
According to Paphos Assistant Police Director Michael Ioannou, on Tuesday afternoon a member of the passport control centre at Paphos airport[/B] who was conducting passport control in the sector for the flight to the Netherlands reported that a woman of African origin presented herself.
During the check the woman presented a Portuguese passport, which was found to be forged. The suspect was taken to an office at the passport control centre at Paphos airport for questioning, where she allegedly stated that the specific details on the above identity card are her real details but that she is a national of Cameroon.
She also stated that the fake identity card she bought it from Turkey, from an unknown person.
As Mr. Ioannou, based on her actual data, no record was found in the system of the Asylum Service, nor in the system of arrivals and departures.
Subsequently, the woman was arrested for the offences of forgery, illegal entry and stay in the territory of the Republic and was subsequently transferred by members of the Paphos CID to the offices of the CID for further questioning and taking a written statement in her native language. A warrant was issued against her for her arrest for all the offences under investigation, she was arrested and detained. Paphos CID is investigating the case.
Source: CNA
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