A 29-year-old Indian has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for entering Britain using a fake French passport and will be deported at the end of his sentence.
Yunus Mohamed Patel, claims that he bought the fake passport for Rs 6,000.
Last year, He had submitted a counterfeit Indian passport in an attempt to remain in the UK.
Home Office investigators raided his home at Daubhill in Bolton, Greater Manchester, where numerous counterfeit documents were recovered, the Bolton News reported.
Patel admitted to four charges of forgery, obtaining property by deception, possessing false identity documents and seeking to obtain leave to remain in the UK by deceptive means.
He was sentenced to an 18-month jail by the Bolton Crown Court yesterday and will be deported when he completes the sentence.
"The prison term handed down in this case will act as a deterrent to others who think they can cheat the system. Using a forged or counterfeit passport is a serious offence and anyone who does so can expect to face arrest, jail and removal from the country," said Nick Wood of the UK Home Office's immigration crime team.
