Cape Town – City of Cape Town traffic officers arrested three men in Milnerton yesterday for suspected involvement in a forgery operation involving, among others, driving licences.
City of Cape Town Traffic spokesperson Maxine Buizenhout said on Friday the officers had been tipped off about fraudulent driving licences being sold at an internet shop in Koeberg Road.
"They followed up and found a stash of fraudulent driver’s licences, vehicle license discs, temporary driving licence template, false bank statements, marriage certificates and asylum documentation, amongst others. Officers also found R12 000 in cash.
"All of the evidence was handed over to Maitland police and it later transpired that an arrest made by a traffic officer the day before for a fraudulent driving licence that could be linked to the case."
In August, the City’s Metro Police Department made a similar bust in Gugulethu.
"Officers followed up on information about suspected false motor vehicle licence discs being issued from a backyard printing and internet shop, and ended up seizing a number of computers, documents and even templates for everything from medical certificates to identity documents, passports and salary slips," Bezuidenhout said.