Thursday, December 11, 2008
Counterfeit Euro smuggling ring smashed - 7 arrested
A gang of smugglers, thought to have been active for around 4 years and during which they are thought to have smuggled in excess of 30 million counterfeit Euro banknotes (mainly 20 and 50 Euro denominations), has been broken, with seven arrests made recently (5 in Lugo and 2 in Coruna). Other arrests, upto 20, have been made elsewhere including in Alicante, Murcia and Malaga.The counterfeit