A couple from south-east London have admitted running a factory that made fake passports and identity documents.

Abiola Olatunji-Orelope, aged 34, was arrested with his 28-year-old wife Folashade after UK Border Agency officers raided their home in Claxton Path, Lewisham on 9 September 2010.

Officers uncovered 50 counterfeit passports, in various stages of construction, purporting to be Ghanaian, Nigerian, Irish, Czech and even British issue.

They also seized 20 counterfeit German, Dutch and French identity cards, around 40 fake Home Office and other national government rubber visa stamps and ink pads, cutting boards, razor blades, paint thinners, glue, laminates, forged visas and around 30 blank birth and marriage certificates.

They even found a book containing a list of orders from clients and passport-sized photos ready to be used in the forgeries.

Abiola Olatunji-Orelope pleaded guilty to fraud, deception and possessing false identity documents.

On Monday 23 May at Croydon Crown Court he was sentenced to 3 years in prison. His wife admitted possessing false identity documents and was given a 1-year suspended sentence plus 140 hours' community service.

Alex Ttaris, from the UK Border Agency's criminal and financial investigation team, said:

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