Two arrested over network of fake certificates for traveling to the peninsula in Elche and Alcoy

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Traveling from the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla in Spain to the peninsula from Spanish cities in Africa and paying for tickets as if they were residents there, giving them a juicy bonus on transportation was the latest scam scheme deployed by the National Police Service.

To do this, the beneficiaries used a genuinely fake travel certificate; residing in one of these As is the case with those living on the islands and on the islands, the State covers a large part of their travel expenses whenever they come to the peninsula, whether on their way there or on their way back.

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In the communiqué given yesterday, it was stated that this organization was dispersed by the National Police, in an operation in which nine people were arrested; two employees between administrative manager He settled in Melilla. According to a statement from the Ministry of the Interior, one person from Elche and one from Alcoy are among those arrested. All of the detainees, “who imitated documents issued by the Local Government, used to travel to the peninsula by boattaking advantage of fraud Transportation allowance for Melilla residents“.

The investigation stemmed from information that National Police agents reported detected four travel certificates when digitally checked during the 2021 OPE. Secure Verification Codes (CSV) turned out to be fake.

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The forged documents were used ambiguously by Melilla residents and others on the peninsula, so the cooperation of the police forces of Elche and Alcoy, who had arrested one person, had to be sought in order to arrest all those involved. included in each.

Likewise, it was possible to detect that there were minors among those who used the falsified documents, and that those who presented the documents had their own parents traveling with them. forged documents when buying a boat ticket

An investigation has been launched against 9 people, to whom an arrest warrant has been issued, and one more person should be added. document falsification and fraud crimes.

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