Police in Germany and Portugal have raided properties linked
to a gang suspected of arranging fake marriages in order to make it easier for
Nigerians to come to Europe...
Berlin police say they searched 41 homes and
offices in the German capital early Tuesday, arresting five people. Officers also seized passports, European Union
residency permits, cell phones and storage devices. According to Fox News, the
simultaneous operations took place in Portugal. German
federal police spokesman Jens Schobranski said the suspects detained are a
50-year-old Nigerian man, two Nigerian women aged 46 and 50, and two German
women aged 55 and 64. They are accused of selling certificates to Nigerian men
documenting fake marriages with Portuguese women in more than 70 cases, taking
up to 13,000 euros ($15,600) each time.
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