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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9251
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Seizure of 2000 counterfeit 100 euro banknotes in Lithuania

Brussels, 25/08/2006 (Agence Europe) - Following a joint operation by Lithuanian police and Europol (the European Police Office), 2000 counterfeit 100 euro banknotes were seized in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 15 August, and five suspects were arrested. 'The operation can be considered as a great success since one of the most significant criminal groups dealing with counterfeit currency was disrupted from the bottom up,' said Europol's director, Max-Peter Ratzel, in a press release. According to...

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