Spanish Police Bust Fake Document Ring Involving Moroccan Farm Workers

The agents of the police prefecture of the Murcia region opened an investigation after suspecting that seasonal workers on an agricultural farm in Orihuela (Alicante) were in possession of false documents. "This is an illegal work situation that is contrary to labor legislation and constitutes a clear fraud against social security," said sources from the National Police to Cadena Ser.

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Most of these workers were then moved to another agricultural farm located in Águilas (Murcia) on board two buses. It was during this transfer that the police carried out their operation, which made it possible to identify 34 foreign workers, from Morocco, Nigeria, Ghana and aged 30 to 59 years old. Among them, 13 usurped the identities of other people residing in Spain by falsifying the residence and work permits of the latter.

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After verifying these documents, the agents proceeded to arrest 15 people for document forgery and identity theft. After taking their statement, they were all released but remain under judicial supervision. The police are continuing their investigation to identify those among the defendants who are already the subject of an investigation and to dismantle the network of forgers who made the false documents for them.