Authorities in Ghana busted a fake US embassy in the capital Accra run by a criminal network that for a decade issued illegally obtained authentic visas, the US State Department said.
美国国务院表示，加纳当局查封了一家冒牌美国使馆。该使馆位于加纳首都阿克拉，由一个犯罪团伙"运营"，发放非法获取的真实签证达10年之久。
The crime ring issued fraudulently obtained but legitimate US visas and false identification documents, including birth certificates at a cost of $6,000 each, the State Department said in a statement.
美国国务院在一份声明中称，该犯罪团伙发放骗取的合法美国签证以及假的身份证明文件，如出生证明，价格是每份6000美元。

"It was not operated by the United States government, but by figures from both Ghanaian and Turkish organised crime rings and a Ghanaian attorney practicing immigration and criminal law."
“该冒牌使馆不是由美国政府经营的，而是由来自加纳、土耳其的犯罪组织，还有一名加纳从事移民和刑法业务的法官操纵的。”
During raids, authorities also seized authentic and counterfeit Indian, South African and Schengen Zone visas and 150 passports from 10 different countries.
突击搜查期间，加纳当局还缴获真假混杂的印度、南非和申根区签证和150本分属10个不同国家的护照。
The statement did not say how the gang obtained the authentic visas. And the State Department did not say how many people were believed to have illegally entered the United States and other countries using visas issued by the crime ring.
不过该声明并未提到该团伙是如何获得真实签证的。此外，美国国务院也并未说明有多少人是使用由该犯罪团伙发出的签证，非法潜入美国及其他国家的。
Investigations also uncovered a fake Dutch embassy, the State Department said.
美国国务院称，调查人员还发现了一家冒牌荷兰使馆。