Overview

• The Policía Nacional and Guardia Urbana de Barcelona led the probe after irregular empadronamientos and notarial pareja estable filings surfaced.
• Fifteen foreign nationals were arrested and brought before a judge, according to the Barcelona city council.
• Investigators canceled 18 entries in the Registro de Parejas Estables de Catalunya deemed fraudulent following document analysis.
• The team reviewed 135 immigration files and took 30 statements from Spanish women who reported identity misuse and unauthorized registrations.
• Some detentions were reported to have occurred in July in Torredembarra (Tarragona) and Arganda del Rey (Madrid).