- Seven individuals arrested in Italy for €18 million VAT fraud involving beverages
- Italian Financial Police executed freezing order on bank accounts and assets
- Three suspects in pre-trial detention, others under house arrest
- Suspected criminal organization in beverage trading based in Foggia
- Fraudulent tactics included fake invoices and fictitious transactions
- VAT losses amounting to €18 million
- Important distributors invoiced millions of euro every year
- EPPO responsible for investigating and prosecuting crimes against EU financial interests
Source: eppo.europa.eu
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