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EPPO in Italy: House arrest and seizures in 17 million VAT fraud

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza, Nucleo di Polizia Economico-Finanziaria di Bolzano) carried out searches and preventive seizures in Rome and Brescia, in an investigation into a €17 million VAT fraud scheme involving electronic products.

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Investigation Calypso: More than 2 400 shipping containers seized at port of Piraeus

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece) has brought charges against six individuals, including two customs officers, for their alleged involvement in criminal networks flooding the EU market with goods fraudulently imported from China, while evading custom duties and VAT. Following a coordinated raid at the end of June 2025, the EPPO has also seized 2 435 shipping containers at the port of Piraeus, primarily filled with e-bikes, textiles and footwe

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Latvia: Conviction in EPPO probe into agricultural funding fraud

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has secured a final conviction at the Zemgale District Court against an economic operator and a company from Zemgale, found guilty of large-scale fraud in relation to projects funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

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Czechia: 17 searches and eight arrests in probe into procurement and subsidy fraud

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Prague (Czechia), the Czech Police’s National Organised Crime Agency (NCOZ) arrested nine persons and carried out 17 searches yesterday in the regions of Pilsen and Prague. This is part of an investigation into procurement fraud and subsidy fraud involving the modernisation of a school kitchen and a major investment project in the Pilsen Region.