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American stowaway caught at Beijing airport

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-01-28 09:22

An American man with a counterfeit China visa was caught by police at Beijing International Airport on Monday, the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, airport authorities said Tuesday.

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The man in his forties was found to have a passport with a forged visa and two fabricated entry-exit inspection and quarantine seals when he checked in at the T3 Terminal, a Beijing General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection official said.

The man was fined 2,000 yuan (US$292) and was deported from China.

The police also caught two Chinese stowaways who planned to go abroad on Monday afternoon.