Seven allegedly forged COVID-19 vaccine passes have been handed into a Canterbury police station as part of an amnesty announced last week.
Following the arrest last Wednesday of a 61-year-old Rangiora man in relation to the alleged production of fake COVID-19 vaccine passes, Canterbury police announced an amnesty for people who received one of the allegedly fraudulent documents to come forward and surrender them.
It was meant to last until 4pm on Tuesday, February 1, but has now been extended until February 15.
Police say seven of the allegedly forged passes have so far been handed into the Rangiora station and police appreciate those who came forward.
In a statement last week, police said they had a list of individuals in the wider Christchurch community identified as having an allegedly fraudulent pass and were working through this.
The printed passes' QR codes apparently don't scan correctly or come up with a location instead of an individual's identity, police said.
Police said businesses should be vigilant when scanning and checking the codes.
"If a pass fails to scan and the business is not satisfied with the identity of the individual, entry should be refused."
