Civil Guard and Madrid Municipal Police arrested 18 alleged gang members dedicated to falsifying his clients’ identity documents and then Take theoretical driving tests for around 2,000 euros.
Arrests were also made in the provinces Madrid, A Coruña, Seville, Pontevedra and Murcia, Both institutions stated in a statement where the impersonators went to take the exams.
Agents carried out two searches of a building and a driving school in Madrid, as well as a hotel business in Ferrol (A Coruña), where they forged identity documents and seized a large amount of computer equipment.
person baptized as car novel operation remains open After analyzing the seized material, we will try to locate the people who obtained their driver’s licenses through this fraud and cancel their driver’s licenses.
For example, the bodies emphasize that one of the 18 people arrested took the practical driving test after illegally passing the theoretical part.
1,500 and 2,000 euros
Members of the gang forged their customers’ identity documents in exchange for 1,500 to 2,000 euros. They presented themselves for the theoretical exam To get a class B driver’s license.
Customers who allegedly did not have the necessary knowledge to pass the exams contacted the impersonators through social networks or people they trusted.
The first step of the fraud, which required a payment of between 400 and 500 euros, was to falsify the entire identity document or replace the photograph with one of the impersonated person with biometric characteristics similar to those normally present. customer’s.
Exams in 6 minutes
With this document, imitators took theoretical exams. They had extensive knowledgeHe completes them in just six minutes.
Although not every member of the organization normally took the exam more than once a week, some took the exam two or three times during this period. After receiving confirmation, Customers had to pay the remainder of the agreed amountIt ranged between 1,500 and 2,000 euros.
The criminal network also expanded its business. recovery tests Required when the driver loses all points on his/her license.
In collusion with a driving school and in exchange for payment of a certain amount of money, drivers were issued certificates of completion of awareness and retraining courses without attending the courses.
The operation was carried out by the Central Investigation and Analysis Group of the Traffic group of the Civil Guard, as well as agents of the Municipal Police Station and the Judicial Traffic Police in the Puente de Vallecas district of Madrid.