Man Caught at Channel Tunnel with £8,800 and Fake IDs
Dorjan Stafa, 36, was arrested at the Channel Tunnel terminal near Folkestone in May 2019 after Kent Police’s Frontier Operations team grew suspicious of his behaviour.
Officers searched the Mercedes he was driving and found nearly £8,800 in cash, two brand-new iPhones, and identity documents belonging to other people.
Linked to Fraudulent Document Ring
Stafa couldn’t explain where the money came from. An investigation revealed he was working with a gang supplying fake IDs.
He was charged and later admitted to conspiring to facilitate a breach of UK immigration laws.
Jailed for Over Four Years
On Wednesday 30 November 2022, Stafa, who lives in Forest Gate, east London, was locked up for four years and seven months at Canterbury Crown Court.
“The money and the documents seized from Stafa’s car would otherwise assist criminal networks in the UK and abroad,” said Detective Constable Alex Milward, the investigating officer.
“The vigilance of our team on the UK border is part of our relentless work to disrupt these groups’ activity and protect the public.”
