- Eight people arrested in Spain for involvement in a 68-million-euro sales tax fraud related to liquor imports
- Investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office with 19 searches in six Spanish regions
- Seizure of a yacht, high-end vehicles, luxury watches, and 21 properties
- Fraud involved import of alcohol from EU countries to a Spanish tax warehouse
- Scheme exploited EU rules on cross-border transactions exempt from tax
- Fraudulent intermediaries in Spain purchased alcohol and evaded tax obligations
- Alcohol sold through a chain of fraudulent companies using false invoices
- Estimated illicit profit of 68 million euros between 2018 and 2024
- Significant financial damage to the Spanish state and EU budget
Source: surinenglish.com
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