Overview
- Police dismantled a network linked to four gestorías in Bilbao and San Sebastián after unauthorized files flagged by the Subdelegación del Gobierno led to a months‑long inquiry.
- Investigators say 19 people were arrested in early May with searches on May 7–8 and later released pending charges while the judicial inquiry continues.
- Authorities have accredited 118 cases in which organizers sold forged padrones, training certificates, medical reports and bank statements for €5,000–€10,000 per client.
- Most identified victims were Moroccan migrants with a smaller number from Tunisia and Algeria, and agents seized more than €13,000 in cash and other currencies during raids.
- A related UCRIF probe in Almería arrested six people, including a municipal official, with two ordered to pretrial detention, underscoring wider concerns about facilitation and public‑sector complicity.