Bavarian investigators are executing arrest warrants in North Rhine-Westphalia and Munich and busting counterfeit workshops.
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Investigations into a large complex of fake language certificates involving around 50 suspects have been ongoing for some time.
Bavarian investigators have arrested seven more people in a large investigation into fake language certificates. In a raid on over 30 properties in North Rhine-Westphalia and Munich, six arrest warrants were executed on Wednesday and then a seventh on Thursday, the Lower Franconia police headquarters and the Aschaffenburg public prosecutor's office announced on Friday.
The investigation into the matter has been ongoing for some time. There are around 50 suspects.
The gang also sent deputies to test. They used fake documents to pose as migrants who had to take exams at the immigration authorities. There is said to be a three-digit number of cases.
More than 350 police officers were involved in Wednesday's raid. In addition to extensive evidence, a professional forgery workshop was also discovered. The Federal Criminal Police Office and the European police authority Europol were also involved in the measures. Of the seven suspects aged 26 to 46, six were taken into custody and one was released on conditions.

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