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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9454

26 June 2007
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
Europol dismantles Colombian euro forgery network and international credit card fraud network

Brussels, 25/06/2007 (Agence Europe) - Europol recently took part in the arrest of two large-scale criminal groups - one of which illegally manufactured euros and dollars in Bogota and the other used credit card data to be used at automatic cash distribution points in Italy.

After a nine-month inquiry, 9 people were arrested in Bogota on 14 June. The quantities of counterfeit currency seized are impressive: €400,000, US$1.1 million and $4.4 million in preparation, 550 million Colombian...

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