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Four people were indicted in the Moselle, and 150,000 euros in false bills were seized in Naples, after the dismantling of a large French-Italian counterfeit money, said Tuesday the prosecutor in Nancy, François Pérain . The judicial police operation, launched on October 16, led to the arrest of the main suspect, a Mosellan regularly buying false coupons of 100, 50 and 20 euros in Naples, which he then sold in France. help from accomplices.
12 people worried by justice. "Investigators estimate at 2,000 the false cuts pbaded through the French sector", based in Moselle and the Puy-de-Dôme, said François Pérain, at a press conference. Four people were indicted in France, three of whom were placed in pre-trial detention and one under judicial supervision. In Italy, eight individuals were brought before a judge and a counterfeit coin shop was found in the home of the father of one of them in Naples. The carabineers also seized 150,000 euros in false cuts.
Franco-Italian coordination unpublished. The investigation, conducted by the Nancy SRPJ under the authority of the Specialized Interregional Jurisdiction (Jirs), began in February 2018 following information provided by the Italian authorities. The Banque de France also noted an upsurge of false denominations of € 100 in Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle. To facilitate the coordination of operations, the Italian and French agents have formed a joint investigation team (ECE), "a first between the two countries", welcomed François Pérain. "Europol said it was the most significant operation of the year 2018 conducted in the fight against counterfeiting of notes," said the prosecutor.
France, the European country most affected by counterfeiting. "France is the European country most affected by counterfeit money (more than a third of counterfeit notes seized in Europe, ed) and Italy is the main producer of counterfeit currency (80 to 90% of counterfeit notes issued in Europe) ", explains Europe 1 Commissioner Eric Bertrand, head of the Central Office for the suppression of counterfeiting. "Since November 2013, more than 37,000 counterfeit banknotes manufactured by this pharmacy have been found in banks, including 15,500 in France.On the only counterfeit notes of 100 euros, the damage is approaching 4 million euros," he said. -he.
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