FIFTEEN PERSONS have been arrested over the past two months for possessing fake driver's licences, fitness registration and car insurance, the police are reporting.
Speaking with The Gleaner yesterday, Special Constable at the Harman Barracks' Traffic division, Alfred McDonald, said special constables are encountering at least two persons per week who are found in possession of one or more of the fake documents. The culprits, he said, are usually males between 25 and 40 years old.
He cited a case in the Traffic Court yesterday where a motorist charged with one of the offences was asked to pay a fine of $16,000 or spend time in jail.
However, despite the concerns raised by the special traffic
constables, the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN), the information arm of the Police Force, said there are currently no statistics available on how many persons have been arrested for possession of fake motor vehicle documents since the start of the year.
Mr. McDonald said trained police personnel should have no problem identifying fake documents, noting that critical information is usually missing. He cites the colour and texture of the documents, photographs as well as various symbols as being very difficult to duplicate.
Last year, the police said they were hard pressed to track down the actual persons who make the fake driver's licences because of the unwillingness of persons caught to rat on the makers of the documents.
