Spectacular Rip Deal: Millions of Counterfeit Money Secured, International Gang Smashed
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Largest success so far: Group of rip deal fraudsters smashed by investigators. Secured counterfeit euro banknotes worth around 2.1 million euros.
A cross-border deployment of the Vienna Rip-Deal-Unit has exposed a group of fraudsters. Fake banknotes worth around 2.1 million euros have been secured, three accused have been arrested. According to the police, this is the biggest success so far.
A coordinated cross-border police operation of the "Rip-Deal Unit Vienna" has caught up with a group of fraudsters. Three well-known European police defendants were arrested in the course of the operation "CASTILLO" and counterfeit banknotes to the value of about 2.1 million euros were secured. According to the police, this is the biggest success in the field of rip-deal crime in the domestic criminal history on Sunday.
An international police cooperation between Austria and Spain led to the destruction of a criminal group specializing in so-called rip deals in October 2026. Three suspects were arrested, and counterfeit money worth around 2.1 million euros could be secured. VIENNA. A criminal group specializing in so-called rip deals operating throughout Europe was smashed in October 2026 by a coordinated action by investigators...
In a spectacular, transnational action, the Vienna police, together with international authorities, managed to strike a historic blow against organised crime.
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