National Police agents have participated in an international operation targeting a criminal network allegedly linked to the Italian Camorra. The operation, coordinated by the Criminal Police Office of the State of Baden-Württemberg and the Stuttgart Public Prosecutor's Office in Germany with the support of Europol, led to the execution of six arrest warrants and simultaneous searches in 16 homes and businesses across Germany, Italy, and Spain.
The operation has dismantled a criminal network allegedly dedicated to manufacturing and supplying high-quality counterfeit euro banknotes to criminal organizations in Germany and Spain for subsequent distribution. Investigators claim that, in this way, several hundred thousand counterfeit banknotes were put into circulation.
Six arrests and significant seizures
The investigation began with the arrest of a 47-year-old Italian citizen in Baden-Württemberg (Germany) in November 2021, following an international arrest warrant issued by the Italian authorities. He was accused of belonging to the Camorra and of being involved in counterfeiting currency, money laundering, and drug trafficking.
Extradited to Italy in 2022, he was later released, but remained in contact with other suspects, including individuals who ran restaurants in Stuttgart and who are suspected of facilitating illicit trade.
During the coordinated operations, six arrest warrants were executed as well as 16 simultaneous searches of properties in Stuttgart, the Rems-Murr district (Germany), Naples (Italy) and Gran Canaria (Spain). Among the items seized were firearms, drugs, counterfeit euro banknotes of Italian origin belonging to the so-called "Naples Group" as well as valuables which were allegedly acquired with illicit funds.
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