They had been illegally settling foreign families in Île-de-France for nine months.
A network of Pakistani criminals was dismantled by investigators from the Central Office for the Suppression of Irregular Immigration and the Employment of Undocumented Foreigners (Ocriest) and two men from this traffic were presented in court correctional of Bobigny Wednesday, September 21, revealed
Le Parisien
.
The Bobigny prosecutor's office confirmed to
Le Figaro
that two individuals had been brought to an immediate appearance on Wednesday for "documentary fraud" and "illegal residence assistance".
According to our information, placed under judicial supervision, they will be tried on January 11, 2023.
A network linked to Spain and Italy
The operating mode was simple: while being installed in Seine-Saint-Denis, the two individuals passed entire families through Italy and Spain, specifies the prosecution in
Figaro
, adding that they cannot "
say the intended destination of the illegals
".
However, according to
Le Parisien
, some families were sent not only to Île-de-France, but also to the United Kingdom.
Apart from these two individuals, according to the local daily, three accomplices would have given them a hand.
They demanded between 20,000 and 25,000 euros per person in exchange for a visa for the Schengen area and Spanish or Italian passports, specifies
Le Parisien
.
These identity traffickers could also provide, if necessary, false payslips to facilitate hiring on construction sites.
