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Italy: EPPO seizes clandestine cigarette factory and 21.5 tonnes of tobacco and cigarettes
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Palermo (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Palermo and Padova seized a large-scale industrial plant for the manufacture of cigarettes, as well as 5.5 tonnes of cigarettes and 16 tonnes of tobacco, in the...
Investigation Nimmersatt: second wave of arrests and searches in Lithuania in probe against criminal organisation smuggling hazardous salvage cars from US
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Vilnius (Lithuania), officers from Lithuania’s Financial crime investigation service (Finansinių nusikaltimų tyrimo tarnyba – FNTT), investigators from Germany’s Tax Investigation Office (Steuerfahndung) in Dresden and Europol...
Investigation Steamboat: EPPO uncovers corruption and customs fraud in the Port of Antwerp
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Brussels (Belgium) is conducting an investigation into suspected customs fraud, corruption and the forgery of documents in the Port of Antwerp. Under the supervision of the investigating judge in Antwerp, seven searches were conducted, three...
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