- EPPO is investigating customs fraud involving eyewear imported from China
- Searches conducted in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands
- 25 persons questioned as witnesses or suspects
- Fraud involves undervaluing glasses to avoid import taxes
- Investigation ongoing to determine financial damage to EU budget
- Support from France’s ONAF, Belgium’s CDGEFID/OCDEFO and AAD&A/AGD&A, and the Dutch FIOD
- All persons presumed innocent until proven guilty in court
- EPPO is responsible for investigating crimes against the financial interests of the EU
Source: eppo.europa.eu
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