False names for 'notorious' flight

An Air India flight from Birmingham to Toronto has become so notorious for people being caught travelling on false passports police have produced a 'pro-forma witness statement' to reduce the time spent dealing with each case.
The observation was made by a judge at Warwick Crown Court as he was sentencing the latest defendant who attempted to use a false passport on the Transatlantic route
Harjit Singh, pleaded guilty to possessing a false identity document, and was jailed for nine months, after which he faces deportation.
Singh, 25, of no fixed address had been working at a farm in Evesham but is originally from India.
Prosecutor Graham Hubbard said at 4pm on Sunday January 21 Singh arrived at Birmingham International Airport to check in for an Air India flight to Toronto.
His documents were checked, and it was realised his UK passport in the name of Shamus Hussain was false.
Investigations revealed the passport had been stolen and Singh's photograph had been inserted in it.
When he was questioned Singh admitted he had been living in this country illegally since 1998, and had paid £2,000 for the false passport so he could get to Canada.
21/02/07 ic Solihull.co.uk, UK

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