Overview
- A bank teller in O Porriño flagged a €49,600 withdrawal on March 3, triggering surveillance that led to two arrests that day and a third on March 5 in Mos.
- Investigators seized 60 original DNIs, clothing linked to prior incidents, bank papers, and about €5,500–€6,000 in cash from a rented vehicle.
- Police attribute three completed frauds totaling €49,000 and 19 failed attempts in a 34‑day span across provinces including Pontevedra, A Coruña, Ourense, Madrid, Barcelona, Albacete and Zamora.
- The suspects, residents of Catalonia with prior records, allegedly impersonated customers at bank counters while a male leader handled transport in a hire car.
- A judge in O Porriño ordered the man jailed pending investigation, with the two women released under charges as inquiries continue and further detentions remain possible.