Portugal police say operation breaks up large-scale illegal immigration network
Portuguese police have dismantled a large-scale illegal immigration network, arresting two suspected ringleaders. The operation, named 'Miraculous Land', targeted a group involved in document forgery and money laundering, which had illegally regularized around 4,000 migrants. This crackdown comes amid tightened immigration rules by the government to address abuses in the system.
- ▪The operation was carried out on the outskirts of Lisbon.
- ▪The group allegedly generated hundreds of thousands of euros in illicit profits.
- ▪The investigation began in September 2023 and involved a businessman and a lawyer.
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| Publication time | Wed, 27 May 2026 01:49:09 +0800 |
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Portugal police say operation breaks up large-scale illegal immigration networkSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxUndocumented migrants queue for help completing paperwork to obtain a vulnerability certificate to regularise their migration status outside the Cepaim Foundation, a non-governmental organisation supporting migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, in Nijar, province of Almeria Spain, April 24, 2026. Cepaim foundation says \"With an almost unique level of social consensus in recent years, it is a major step in terms of social justice, but it must continue to be accompanied by specific public policies to keep advancing rights.”.
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