Overview
- Police detained two men aged 38 and 55 in Sagunt, police reported Sunday, on charges of facilitating irregular immigration and fraud.
- Investigators found up to 18 people listed at a single dwelling in El Puig, including 12 foreign nationals who mostly did not actually live there.
- Authorities say many of the registered individuals paid between €150 and €800 to be added to the municipal padrón so they could use the document in paperwork to regularize their status.
- Officers described the house as having deficient habitability, sometimes lacking electricity and running water, and said it was used instrumentally to obtain administrative documents.
- Both suspects were released after giving statements and must appear before the courts when summoned, and the police inquiry continues with possible prosecution for exploitation and fraud.