HC Deb 24 October 1968 vol 770 cc339-40W
Dame Joan Vickers

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how Mohamed Tasnim and Zulfiquar Ali obtained permits to enter Great Britain in March 1968 when the former stated that he was a property owner and the latter that he traded as a walnut seller.

Mr. Ennals

Mohamed Tasnim and Zulfiquar Ali, who were described in their passports as businessmen, were admitted to the United Kingdom as visitors. They had not applied for entry certificates, but each was examined by an immigration officer on arrival and found to be admissible for a visit. They were subsequently involved in criminal charges connected with the importation of cannabis. As a result Mohamed Tasnim was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and recommended for deportation, and Zulfiquar Ali was acquitted.