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Arrest in Palma: Suspicion of Subsidy Fraud Raises Questions About Controls and the Neighborhood

Palma Airport Arrest Raises Questions Over COVID Aid Fraud

A man was arrested at Palma airport over suspected false claims for COVID aid worth nearly €700,000.

Published: April 22, 2026
Arrest in Palma: Suspicion of Subsidy Fraud Raises Questions About Controls and the Neighborhood

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Why was a man arrested at Palma airport in connection with COVID aid fraud?

Police stopped the suspect at Palma airport just before he was due to fly to Munich. He is suspected of having obtained pandemic-related state aid with false information, with investigators looking into a sum of just under €700,000.

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