Gang Supplied ‘Genuine’ Passports to Murderers and International Fugitives, UK Court Told

Prosecutor says two major Scottish drug dealers were among their 'customers'

A British passport in front of the flag of the European Union. Matt Cardy/Getty Images

READING, Berkshire—A British gang supplied fraudulently-obtained genuine passports (FOGs) to enable drug traffickers, murderers, and other fugitives to cross borders without being noticed, a court has been told.

Six people went on trial at Reading Crown Court in England on Wednesday after a National Crime Agency investigation into “an organised crime group” which provided passports that were “highly valuable” among the criminal fraternity.