Man arrested after crossing to north with fake passport

A man appeared in court in the north on Thursday after having been arrested in Turkey, having flown from the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport after crossing to the north from the Republic, all with a fake passport.

Police officer Halil Ibrahim Gizmen explained in court that the man had presented a Gambian passport at passport control at Ercan (Tymbou) airport at around 10am on Tuesday before flying to Istanbul.

When he presented the fake passport a Turkish border guard at the airport...