- EPPO and German customs offices investigate a criminal organization for VAT fraud of 66 million euros related to diesel sales.
- Two suspects arrested and assets seized, including safes, cryptocurrencies, servers, Rolex watches, and firearms.
- Organization operates in Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Slovakia.
- Group distributes chemically modified fuels to avoid taxes using complex transaction chains.
- Fuels enter Germany via Poland, falsely declared as lubricating oil, then relabeled as diesel.
- Organization uses fake invoices to claim VAT refunds and mislead customers and customs.
- Suspected of laundering illegal profits through investments in precious metals and foreign accounts.
- Estimated damage from unpaid VAT and excise duties exceeds 203 million euros since 2023.
- All suspects presumed innocent until proven guilty in German courts.
- EPPO is the independent prosecution office of the European Union.
Source: taxheaven.gr
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