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Cameroonian nabbed for using stolen French passport

/ 01:29 PM November 23, 2023

A Cameroonian was arrested for using a stolen French passport in Cebu, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, November 23, 2023. (Photo from BI)

A Cameroonian was arrested for using a stolen French passport in Cebu, Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday, November 23, 2023. (Photo from BI)

MANILA, Philippines – A Cameroonian was denied entry at Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) for falsely claiming to be a French and using a stolen French passport, Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday.

BI said its border control and enforcement unit identified the man from Central Africa as 31-year-old Valentine Forkwa Mbanwei.

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Mbanwei arrived at MCIA on November 20 on board Singapore Airlines from Singapore.

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He tried to pass as a French citizen and presented a French passport with a different name.

“His ruse did not work out as it registered an Interpol hit indicating that the French passport was reported stolen and lost by the owner,” BI said in a press release.

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The man later admitted his true identity and presented his Cameroonian passport.

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“Mbanwei was immediately denied entry for misrepresentation, for not possessing an entry visa, and for being likely to become a public charge,” BI continued.

According to the immigration bureau, the foreigner will be included in the country’s immigration blacklist, banning him from entry in the Philippines indefinitely.

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