Two more charged in passports saga

TWO men have been charged after 3,000 blank passports were stolen in Oldham last July.

Mohammed Fyaz (34), of Manchester Road, Oldham; and Mohammed Khan (52), of Cambridge Street, Werneth; have been charged with handling 600 of the stolen passports.

The pair were remanded in custody until January 20. They will reappear at Oldham Magistrates’ Court on February 19 for committal proceedings.

Three other men were also charged with handling stolen goods last week in connection with the incident.

Muneer Hussain (29), of Dearnalay Way, Oldham, Jawad Karim (18), of Vicarage Street, Oldham, and Mohammed Shanawaz (23), of Old Lane, Chadderton, appeared before Oldham magistrates after passports and visas worth £2.5.million were stolen in Chadderton.