Crackdown on Italian organised criminal network involved in large-scale euro counterfeiting
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Counterfeit money, drugs, weapons: with an international team, investigators took action against the Italian mafia. A decisive factor was a man who allegedly smuggled counterfeit money into Germany.
Counterfeiting of the euro, investigated in Germany, Italy and Spain: six warrants, searches and counterfeit banknotes raised in the joint operation.
A criminal network associated with the Italian Mafia organisation Camorra, suspected of large-scale production and distribution of counterfeit euro banknotes, was targeted by an international operation in Germany, Italy and Spain, supported by Europol.
Investigating the 47-year-old's contacts, it was determined that it was a criminal network consisting of five Italian citizens and one Turkish citizen.
The plot distributed high-quality counterfeits in Germany and Spain and was also linked to drugs and money laundering.
International investigations lead to arrests in Stuttgart, Berne and Gran Canaria. A decisive trace was provided by a man who allegedly smuggled counterfeit money into Germany.
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