The Guardia Civil dismantled one of several organizations that attempted to extract economic benefits from the sufficiency of migrants. Seven people have been arrested in Barcelona and its urban area on charges of charging foreigners fees of up to €15,000 in exchange for facilitating a residence permit. The criminal group searched for fictitious male spouses and prepared false work documents so that the migrants could Without papers They can ask, with more guarantees for this, permission to live legally in Spain.
Seven members of the group have been arrested in Barcelona, Castelldefels and Badalona, while others are under investigation. The judge hearing the case attributed the crimes of belonging to a criminal organization, supporting illegal immigration, forging documents, usurping civil status, and capital laundering.
The investigation began at the end of last year, when an increase in the number of illegitimate spouses suspected of wrongdoing in the Barcelona province was revealed. The group attracted migrants in vulnerable situations and offered them supposed spouses as a formula for them to be able to apply for a residence permit. These detainees forged documents or largely impersonated women residing in Spain.
The organization was also responsible for housing migrants in unsanitary spaces, including closets and very small spaces in which small beds or sofas were installed, according to photos distributed by the Guardia Civil. According to the statement issued on Sunday, the group “exposed foreigners to a situation of extreme instability.” The goal was to regulate the status of these foreign stock exchanges, with regard to financial exchange, whether in Spain or in European countries (Germany, France, or Belgium), according to the documents that the researchers dealt with.
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