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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Turin (Italy) has dismantled a tobacco smuggling network operating across Italy, France, Poland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (UK), following a coordinated crackdown that led to multiple arrests today. Over 40 tonnes of illicit tobacco products were also seized in this investigation, code-named ‘Borotalco’ (talcum powder).

In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Timișoara (Romania), 49 searches were carried out last week across nine counties, as part of a probe into suspected subsidy fraud in the beekeeping sector.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Madrid confirms that it has opened an investigation into possible fraud affecting EU funds earmarked for the maintenance of the section of the railway track near the kilometre marker 318,7 and the town of Adamuz (Cordoba, Spain), on the high-speed rail line (AVE) connecting Madrid and Seville.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has secured a conviction at the Riga city court against two individuals and one legal entity, in a case involving a procurement fraud affecting EU agricultural funds.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rotterdam (Netherlands) has concluded an investigation into EU subsidy fraud related to cancer research projects, following the issuance of a punitive order against one individual. The sanction consists of 60 hours of community service and a fine of €10 000.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has dismantled an organised crime group involving public officials suspected of wrongdoing in public procurement procedures for the acquisition of IT systems by state institutions. Twenty suspects were detained yesterday, including public officials.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Palermo (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Palermo carried out searches and seized a clandestine cigarette factory, several storage facilities, and 25 tonnes of cigarettes and shredded tobacco.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany), multiple searches were conducted today in five different federal states of Germany, in a probe into suspected customs fraud and tax evasion involving the imports of aluminium from China into the EU.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Naples and Venice (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) in Naples and Caserta executed a seizure order targeting assets worth more than €32 million in an investigation into a large-scale VAT carousel fraud in the IT sector.