Passports stolen in clubs being forged and used in bid to enter country

GARDA sources have indicated that passports stolen in Cork nightclubs are being forged and used by Romanians trying to enter this country.

Eastern European gangs operating the scam are charging anything between €1,000 and €2,000 for the forged passports.

So far this year, 30 forged Irish passports, some of which have been described as “excellently done”, have turned up at Cork Airport, and gardaí fear there may be many more out there.