A well-known insurance broker in San Javier has been arrested for allegedly scamming nearly a dozen expatriate clients by selling car insurance policies that were never valid.

The 40-year-old woman, who ran a franchised office of a major national insurer in the Mar Menor area, is accused of taking customers’ money without properly registering their policies. Many of her clients were foreign residents who later discovered during routine police checks that they were driving without insurance.

The Guardia Civil launched Operation Roncol last summer after receiving several complaints. Officers found the brokerage office had closed, leaving customers unable to contact the manager. Investigators analysed bank accounts and telephone records to identify the suspect, who allegedly used an intermediary company to channel the proceeds.

So far, 11 victims have been identified. The woman has been arrested and faces 11 charges of fraud and document falsification.