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31/07/2008
Man Held Over Passport Theft
A man is being held in connection with the theft of 3,000 blank passports and visas from a security van in Manchester.
The documents, which were being delivered to RAF Northolt for delivery to embassies abroad, were stolen after the van driver stopped at a newsagent's shop on route to his destination on Monday at around 6.40am.
A statement released by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said: "The Citroen van stopped on Long Lane, just before 6.40am on Monday 28 July 2008 and the driver got out to go into a shop, leaving a second deliveryman with the van.
"The deliveryman was then attacked by an unknown offender who drove the van a short distance to an unmarked road. The robber then got out and escaped."
It is understood that no weapons were used in the theft.
A 48-year-old man from Oldham has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery and is currently in police custody.
The Foreign Office has stated that there has been a "serious breach of security over the loss of the documents".
The non-armoured vehicle was carrying out the job for a private company on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
However, the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has said that the passports contain a microchip which renders the passports "unusable".
GMP are appealing for witnesses to the robbery to come forward.
See: Passport Thefts Slammed
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The documents, which were being delivered to RAF Northolt for delivery to embassies abroad, were stolen after the van driver stopped at a newsagent's shop on route to his destination on Monday at around 6.40am.
A statement released by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said: "The Citroen van stopped on Long Lane, just before 6.40am on Monday 28 July 2008 and the driver got out to go into a shop, leaving a second deliveryman with the van.
"The deliveryman was then attacked by an unknown offender who drove the van a short distance to an unmarked road. The robber then got out and escaped."
It is understood that no weapons were used in the theft.
A 48-year-old man from Oldham has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery and is currently in police custody.
The Foreign Office has stated that there has been a "serious breach of security over the loss of the documents".
The non-armoured vehicle was carrying out the job for a private company on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
However, the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has said that the passports contain a microchip which renders the passports "unusable".
GMP are appealing for witnesses to the robbery to come forward.
See: Passport Thefts Slammed
(DS)(BMcC)
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