Two siblings have been summoned to court over forged documents Free State cracks down on illegal immigration in the province.
The Free State spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Thabo Covane said that the siblings appeared to court on September 10, in connection with unlawful possession of South African identity documents and contravention of the Immigration Act .
The suspects were arrested in King Street, Dagbreek near Welkom with South African identity documents which were believed to have been acquired through fake documents.
An investigation by the illicit Mining Team with the assistance of police and immigration officers found that the suspects allegedly falsified personal information at Home Affairs, in order to get the documents.
More research showed that the two suspects had foreign travel documents and used emergency passports.
