Italian police uncover huge fake euro banknote factory near Naples
- 9 years ago
Italian police have made one of their biggest seizures of fake currency for years.
They say unfinished 50-euro banknotes worth more than 50 million euros, along with sophisticated printing presses, were discovered inside the warehouse of a sewerage plant south of Naples.
A court has ordered the arrest of five men for allegedly running the operation.
It’s estimated that half of all the fake notes in the eurozone are printed in the area.
They say unfinished 50-euro banknotes worth more than 50 million euros, along with sophisticated printing presses, were discovered inside the warehouse of a sewerage plant south of Naples.
A court has ordered the arrest of five men for allegedly running the operation.
It’s estimated that half of all the fake notes in the eurozone are printed in the area.