Police arrest man regarding passport theft
LONDON British police say they’ve arrested a delivery man over the theft of thousands of blank British passports and visa stickers.
Greater Manchester Police say the 48-year-old man is essence held on suspicion of conspiracy to do robbery. It follows a raid on Monday on a delivery van carrying 3,000 blank documents limit for British embassies overseas.
Officers say the suspect was traveling in the van through the driver. Police claim the theft took set as the driver stopped at a store to buy chocolate.
Britain’s Identity and Passport Service uttered Thursday that computer chips embedded in the passports to deposit exterior and biometric data have not been activated. The service says that means the documents, which are calm missing, can’t be used being of the class who passports.
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