Bogotá, Colombia.- Colombian authorities have dismantled a felony community accused of promoting Colombian identities to Dominican residents wished by authorities of their dwelling nation. In accordance with the Prosecutor’s Workplace, three folks had been arrested, together with Andrés Felipe Saltarín Cartagena, an administrative assistant on the nationwide registry accountable for issuing authorized paperwork.

Additionally detained had been Natalia Patricia Garcés Galeano, referred to as “La Madrina” and recognized because the ringleader, alongside together with her husband, Marco Aurelio Monterrosa Mercado, alias “Yeyo.” Investigators say the group used false data to create civil information and ID playing cards that allowed Dominican fugitives to acquire Colombian passports.

Garcés allegedly coordinated the operations, Monterrosa accompanied the foreigners and tried to validate the paperwork at authorities workplaces, whereas Saltarín captured fingerprints, pictures, and processed necessities to make the paperwork seem reliable. The suspects face expenses together with aggravated felony conspiracy, migrant smuggling, falsification of public paperwork, and illicit enrichment. Garcés and Monterrosa have already accepted the fees.

Authorities famous this isn’t an remoted incident; the same community involving one other civil registry official was dismantled in March 2025.