Overview
- Investigators report more than 300 identified victims nationwide and alleged losses exceeding €55,000, with cases concentrated in the Canary Islands and Galicia.
- The suspects are three men aged 19 to 21 and a 21-year-old woman who are residents of the Donostialdea area and share kinship or affinity ties.
- The group allegedly used fraudulent advertisements on online contact platforms to commit repeated fraud and coercion.
- All four detainees remain in police custody and will be brought before judicial authorities once procedural diligences are completed.
- Authorities attribute suspected crimes of belonging to a criminal organization along with ongoing offenses of fraud and coercion, and the investigation continues to identify additional victims and evidence.