Iraqi man and Thai wife arrested for allegedly producing fake passports

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(27 Mar 2012) 1. Iraqi national Raihan Ashour Oraibi Alfatlawi, accused of producing fake passports, being led into a police news conference in Bangkok • 2. Alfatlawi taking a seat • 3. Close of Sunida Sokul, his Thai wife, who was arrested with him • 4. Various of fake passports found at their house during arrest • 5. Wide of news conference • 6. Close of Sunida Sokul • 7. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Major General Preecha Thimamontri, Thai Police: • The joint operation took place on the same day in four countries. It shows an improvement on our cooperation as well as our determination to end transnational crimes, human trafficking and illegal entries. • 8. Tracking shot of Alfatlawi being taken away • STORYLINE • Thai police said they have busted a husband-and-wife team on Tuesday who were allegedly helping smuggle illegal immigrants from the Middle East into Australia. • Police said they found a stack of fake passports and copying equipment during the raid in Bangkok that netted Raihan Ashour Oraibi Alfatlawi, from Iraq, and his Thai wife Sunida Sokul. • Police gave few details about the 39 year old Iraqi national, who was arrested earlier in the day. • Officers had been watching the house in a Bangkok suburb since Monday, after receiving information that he was producing fake passports. • His 36 year old wife was arrested with him. • According to Thai police, the documents were all produced as if issued by the governments of a number of countries in the Middle East. • Police told the media that the passports were sold for around 400 US dollars each. • The operation to break the gangs who facilitate people smuggling into Australia is being coordinated across four countries: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia itself. • It's named Operation Arapaima, after a tropical fish. • Most of the illegal immigrants try to slip into Australia by boat. • Thai police say their investigations are continuing and that they believe there are more arrests to be made. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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