- The EPPO conducted searches in Belgium, Germany, Portugal, and the Netherlands for e-bike import fraud from China.
- This is the third EPPO announcement in 2025 about e-bike import investigations in the Netherlands.
- In January 2025, four suspects were arrested for a EUR 7.2 million fraud involving falsified import declarations.
- The Dutch FIOD seized assets worth approximately EUR 9 million related to this fraud.
- In February 2025, the EPPO began investigating a customs fraud and money laundering scheme in the Netherlands, with an EU budget loss of at least EUR 1.8 million.
- The EPPO is focusing on e-bike importation issues in the Netherlands, supported by new legislation to combat financial-economic fraud.
- The EPPO was established to enhance the fight against crimes harming the EU’s financial interests, operating since June 2021.
- The EPPO handles cases involving significant fraud with EU funds and cross-border VAT fraud.
Source: loyensloeff.com
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