- European authorities, led by the EPPO in Madrid, raided and arrested five suspects in a €20 million VAT fraud case involving electronic goods.
- The organised crime group ran a carousel fraud scheme across several EU countries using missing traders to avoid paying VAT.
- Goods were imported tax-free and then resold with VAT charged to buyers, but the collected taxes were not remitted to national authorities.
Source: p2pnetwork.org
Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.
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