Zimbabweans jailed in Ireland

Two Zimbabweans who were processing fake cheques and credit cards have been jailed by a Belfast judge in Ireland.

They were arrested while in a north Belfast flat that was being used as a counterfeiting factory producing fake cheques and credit cards which had either been previously lost, stolen, or not taken from the post.

Judge Donna McColgan told Geshem Madukae (39) and Charles Moyo (50) that she had concluded this was a sophisticated and organised criminal endeavour for financial gain.

It would be naive to consider it anything other than that.

Moyo, from Lisnagarvey Drive in Lisburn, was handed a two-year sentence and he will spend 12 months in custody with the remaining 12 months of the sentence spent on supervised licence upon his release from custody.

Co-accused Madzukae from Cliftonville Avenue - who has a previous conviction for fraud - was handed a three year sentence.