The Archive · 1937

Alleged Passport Forgery

I, Luklanchenko, Russian, aged 34, was by the' First Special District Court on April 22 on suspicion of having forged passports. The man was arrested at his home at No, 26, Lane 47, Chengtu Road on April 21. A forged Czechoslovakian and a false Persian passport, three fractional State lottery tickets with their numbers washed out, "a puncturing machine and several bottles of ink with different colours were seized.

According to the prosecution conducted by Mr. T. S, Lea, the accused was a wax model maker, a chemist and printer. By virtue of his profession, he was able to forge many Passports which were sold. The accused was involved in a forgery case and imprisoned.

Questioned by the judge, the ae cused said the things found in his room were left there by one named Zata. He denied charges of counter-felting passports.

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