Sham partnerships for permits: 30 arrested in Spain
(WorldNews Europe)

On 10 December 2019, the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), supported by Europol, dismantled an organised crime group involved in the facilitation of illegal immigration by arranging sham unmarried partnerships in Spain. The partnerships of convenience were set up to ensure legal permanent permits of residence for irregular migrants. The operation led to 11 searches of properties and companies, 30 arrests and the seizures of a...