- Seven suspects arrested in Belgium and the Netherlands in probe into €13 million VAT fraud
- Fraud involved fake invoices and fraudulent VAT declarations
- Suspects known for similar offenses in the Netherlands
- Illicit gains transferred to United Arab Emirates, used to purchase luxury goods and gamble
- Luxury goods worth over €200,000 seized during searches
- Assets acquired with unlawfully obtained VAT refund seized to compensate for damage
- EPPO responsible for investigating and prosecuting the case
Source: eppo.europa.eu
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