26 June 18:08
European prosecutors have uncovered a fraud scheme involving false documents for imports from China, damaging the authorities to the tune of €700m.
Andreea Lificiu
International
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An investigation by the European Public Prosecutor's Office has uncovered a complex criminal scheme involving forged documents for imports from China through the port of Piraeus. It resulted in the authorities being defrauded of around €700 million in customs duties and VAT. Searches were carried out in 14 Member States and ten suspects, including customs officers, were arrested. The authorities seized luxury goods, weapons and €5.8m. The criminal networks, mainly run by Chinese nationals, used fake invoices and shell companies to evade taxes.
Sources
Schemă infracțională și fraudă de 700 de milioane de euro cu importuri din China prin Grecia, descoperite de Parchetul European - caleaeuropeana.ro
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