Travellers delayed by using passports reported as lost

A GROWING number of Irish people are being stopped at international airports and other border controls because they attempt to use passports which have been reported lost or stolen.

The incidents are increasing in frequency because the Department of Foreign Affairs supplies Interpol, the international policing agency, with a list of lost and stolen Irish passports on a daily basis.

The aim of providing daily lists is to prevent criminals from using fraudulent passports.