The operation was carried out in 40 provinces in addition to the Autonomous Cities of Ceuta and Melilla, where the agents verified the identity of 3,484 people
The detainees, in exchange for between 1,000 and 3,000 euros, supplanted the identity of foreigners legally resident in Spain who requested nationality, taking the exam carried out by the Cervantes Institute to certify their knowledge of both spoken and written Spanish.
The arrests have been carried out in Madrid (13), Barcelona (1), Lérida (2), Alicante (2), Valencia (4), Malaga (1) and Teruel (2)
