Following a large-scale VAT fraud investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne (Germany), code-named ´Huracán´, one individual was convicted this week by the Regional Court in Düsseldorf for VAT fraud. This is the ninth person to be convicted.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Madrid (Spain), eight presumed members of a criminal network, including three suspected ringleaders, were detained yesterday for their alleged involvement in a €68 million VAT fraud scheme linked to imported alcohol from several EU...