Europol joined forces in a French-led operation in Spain that dismantled a fake ID factory, seizing around 800 forged documents and exposing a criminal marketplace linked to migrant smuggling networks

The suspect allegedly operated an online marketplace supplying fake identity and administrative documents to criminal networks across Europe, facilitating migrant smuggling, illegal residence applications, and movement within the EU. Authorities uncovered a fully operational document-forging workshop equipped for industrial-scale production, alongside digital devices, document-making equipment, a vehicle, and cash…