A total of 19 illegal print shops producing counterfeit euro banknotes as well as two illegal mint shops were dismantled in 2007 thanks to efforts of Europol and national authorities, said the police organization of the European Union (EU) on Thursday.
The crackdown prevented the introduction into circulation of about 600,000 counterfeit euro bank notes and ended up with the arrest of more than 500 suspects, said Europol in a press release.
A criminal profit of nearly 50 million euros was prevented because of these seizures, it said.
In addition, two illegal mints were discovered where more than 35,000 counterfeit two-euro coins were seized.
The print and mint shops were dismantled in Italy, Spain, France, Greece, Austria, Britain and Romania as well as non-EU countries Bosnia, Colombia and Peru.
Source:Xinhua
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