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How ICA officers spot fake passports: It takes an eye for detail

ICA document examiners share how officers are trained to detect forged travel papers

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On the fifth level of the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) Building is a restricted-access room.
Inside this "Black Room", also known as the "Forgery Lair", there are six real case exhibits which cannot be shown to the public.
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