Iraqis in Mexico had $10,000 fake IDs

Two Iraqis in Mexico had $10,000 fake IDs, seeking to infiltrate U.S. border along with unfound accomplices

The National Terror Alert Response Center confirmed a World Net Daily News report Friday, Feb. 22, on two Iraqis nabbed in Mexico on their way to the U.S. border with $10,000 fake IDs.

The World Net Daily story added official concerns over a European connection to a suspected criminal enterprise selling counterfeit Bulgarian passports to Iraqis seeking to infiltrate the U.S.

The two are the latest among a total of four Iraqis caught this month with the fake Bulgarian IDs, detained by Mexican authorities in Monterrey.

Wisam Gorgies, male, 34, and Rana Nazar Peyoz, female, 26, reportedly flew from Madrid to Monterrey, Mexican newspapers agreed.

Following questioning, the pair admitted they intended to reach the United States. They were taken to Saltillo in the state of Coahuila, for final determination of their status.

Mexican officials said they are investigating "a network that could be made up of Mexicans operating in Greece who are selling false Bulgarian passports for $10,000 to European and Middle Eastern citizens." …

Last year, dozens of Iraqis were discovered attempting to enter Monterrey with phony ID – 17 of them in a single event.

In addition, earlier this month, Norwegian authorities reported that Iraqis affiliated with al-Qaeda and former Baath Party members may have slipped into Kuwait after obtaining $15,000 Norwegian passports.

Authorities in Kuwait said they are on the lookout for any Iraqi citizen bearing a Norwegian passport.

The incidents raise the question of whether they are part of an orchestrated campaign by terrorists to enter countries targeted for attacks.

Last October, Kunio Hatoyama, Japan's minister of justice, made an astonishing admission at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Tokyo. Asked about a new law that requires foreigners visiting his country to be photographed and fingerprinted, the official said he favored the idea.

"A friend of a friend is a member of al-Qaeda," he said. He explained he had entered Japan numerous times using false passports and disguises. 

Mexico City papers reported on the earlier couple: Markos Ramy, 25, and Sollem Pate, 20, who used Bulgarian passports at the Monterrey airport after a flight from Spain.

They told customs officials they were weekend tourists- but they spoke no Bulgarian. The passports were found on closer scrutiny to be fraudulent and Bulgarian officials would not acknowledge them.

With their cover blown, the couple admitted to being Iraqi, claiming to be fleeing the war.

The other intelligence reports point to the distinct possibility they were fleeing to the new war, or jihad, the one being prepared for America and Canada, if our security leaders would only listen.

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