Police dismantles fake ID marketplace used by migrant smugglers

European and Spanish authorities, assisted by Europol, dismantled an online marketplace selling forged EU identity and administrative documents used to facilitate migrant smuggling; one suspect was arrested in Alicante and approximately 800 counterfeit IDs and document-production equipment were seized. The report situates the operation within broader EU efforts (ECAMS and EU-SOCTA) to combat document fraud and organised crime across the Schengen Area.