The marriages enabled the non-EU nationals to obtain residence permits from third countries, which they then used to travel to other European countries.
A total of nine cases have been opened at Eurojust since 2022 for the facilitation of execution of European Investigation Orders and European Arrest Warrants linked to this investigation. The Agency organised two dedicated coordination meetings and facilitated the judicial cooperation between the authorities involved during the action day.
Europol’s Operational Task Force (OTF) Limassol was set up to facilitate the joint efforts of Cyprus, Latvia and Portugal to dismantle this criminal network. Europol supported this OTF by facilitating information exchanges, coordinating and financing operational activities and providing tailored operational analytical support. During the action day, Europol supported the field activities by crosschecking the operational information collected in real time.
The following authorities took part in this investigation:
Cyprus: Law Office of Republic of Cyprus, Cyprus PoliceLatvia: Prosecutor General’s Office, State Police of LatviaPortugal: Lisbon Public Prosecution Office, Judicial Police
Source link : https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/15-arrested-arranging-133-sham-marriages-cyprus
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Publish date : 2024-02-01 08:00:00
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