in total 47 people detained marbella (Malaga) for alleged membership of two criminal organizations, one based Malaga and another CeutaIt is dedicated to the fraudulent regularization of British citizens after leaving the European Union.
Those arrested so far are: 120 applications for irregular residence permitIt relates to crimes related to membership of a criminal organization, supporting illegal immigration and document falsification, as reported by the National Police this Thursday.
All arrests were made in Marbella and five of those involved will be responsible for it. two law firms: Three from this town in Malaga and two from Ceuta.
The main inspectors worked from their own offices and although both organizations had the same way of functioning, there was no employment relationship between them, just both, Malaga Immigration OfficeA body subordinate to the Government Sub-Delegation of the Malaga capital.
The Ceuta office is also a Irish citizen Who did the recruitment and brokerage work?
The police investigation into these two criminal networks began in April 2021, after the Málaga State Department warned of links between various law firms and the United States. lots of residency applications This aroused suspicions that he had been manipulated.
Agents reviewed more than 200 residency application files of British nationals and found more than half of them lyingmostly with different falsified documents such as rental contracts, health insurance policies, bank statements, invoices and other documents that would somehow justify the interested parties’ residence in Spain before the deadline set for issuance.
In total, the nature of fraud 120 residence permit applications. These requests were denied and permits already issued by the Immigration Office in Malaga were revoked.
The police also found At least three of the applicants were guilty Trying to hide in the province of Malaga.
Those surveyed sought to reside in Spain using a useful route that includes: United Kingdom and Northern Ireland Agreement to Leave the European Union (Brexit), It is reserved for Britons who were already residing in their country prior to its departure from the European Union, a requirement they aim to simulate with forged documents.
All those investigated tried to put themselves in order by paying the price for these fraudulent procedures. an average of 1,600 euros per person, always in cash and in places outside the office or offices where members of the organization carry out their activities.
The leaders of the disbanded organizations were located in Malaga and Ceuta, but house searches were also carried out in the towns of Malaga. Marbella and Cartama (Málaga), where the agents found a wealth of documents relating to the plot.
WITH five main responsibilities While the vast majority of law firms are on trial for being a member of a criminal organization, supporting illegal immigration and falsifying documents, remaining 42 They are accused of falsification of documents.