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🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

There were nearly 500 counterfeit bills in Finland last year

Finland reported finding 483 counterfeit euro bills in 2022, a decrease from previous years.

Feb 27 • 09:27 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Federal Court in Paraíba condemns criminal group for scheme to insert fake R$ 200 notes into the market

A Federal Court in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, has sentenced three men for their role in a scheme to circulate counterfeit R$ 200 notes in commercial establishments in Campina Grande and nearby cities.

Feb 25 • 18:37 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

Three counterfeit 50 euro bills found in Šiauliai and Utena

Authorities in Šiauliai and Utena have discovered counterfeit 50 euro notes during recent investigations, prompting criminal inquiries into the production and distribution of fake currency.

Feb 25 • 09:25 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Flood of counterfeit money - fake 50 euro banknotes found in Šiauliai and Utena

Police discovered multiple counterfeit 50 euro banknotes in two Lithuanian cities, Šiauliai and Utena.

Feb 25 • 09:13 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

30-year-old man flaunts counterfeit bills worth 6 billion won while meeting women

A 30-year-old man was arrested for showing off counterfeit bills totaling 6 billion won after his ex-girlfriend attempted to cash them.

Feb 24 • 02:34 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
Crime & Justice

The police warn of fake 500-kronor bills - this is how you know if the note is real

Swedish police in Norrköping are warning about counterfeit 500-kronor bills following recent incidents of fraud involving these fake notes.

Feb 22 • 10:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Couple suspected of fraud arrested with 680 thousand fake dollars while trying to buy a pickup truck in Campinas

A woman and her accomplice were arrested in Campinas, Brazil, for attempting to use counterfeit money to purchase a vehicle.

Feb 18 • 16:01 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Bamberg: Police Seizes 7,000 Euros in Counterfeit Money

A young man in Bamberg used a counterfeit 50-euro note to pay for a kebab, leading to the discovery of more counterfeit money in a subsequent police investigation.

Feb 16 • 11:56 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Young man arrested with R$ 600 in counterfeit notes and tells police he would use the money to buy drugs

A 25-year-old man was arrested in Boa Vista for possessing R$ 600 in counterfeit money, intending to use it for purchasing drugs.

Feb 15 • 19:34 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Federal Police executes warrants in Alagoas in investigation of national counterfeit money scheme

The Brazilian Federal Police conducted search and seizure warrants in Alagoas as part of an investigation into a national scheme for the production and distribution of counterfeit money.

Feb 11 • 22:07 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Europol: €1.2 billion worth of counterfeit money confiscated

Europol has reported the confiscation of €1.2 billion in counterfeit money, primarily from China, as part of a coordinated operation targeting European currency counterfeiting.

Feb 11 • 13:20 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Man arrested for attempting to withdraw package with fake money at a postal agency in Quissamã

A 34-year-old man was arrested in Quissamã, Brazil, for attempting to collect a package containing counterfeit money at a Correios postal agency.

Feb 10 • 21:46 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

PF launches operation against counterfeit money and executes warrant in Cristália

The Federal Police launched Operation Nummus to combat counterfeit currency, executing a search warrant in Cristália, Minas Gerais, following reports of an individual circulating fake banknotes in the area.

Feb 5 • 12:05 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man arrested with over R$ 5,000 in counterfeit money in Chapadinha

A man named Lúcio Flávio Junior Correia Silva was arrested in Chapadinha for allegedly distributing counterfeit money and attempting to defraud local merchants.

Feb 4 • 18:30 UTC
🇮🇱 Haaretz
Crime & Justice

The police investigated protest activists against the government for holding counterfeit money

The police investigated protest activists who demonstrated against the government over the possession of counterfeit money, following a protest that included entering a Likud headquarters to demand an inquiry into alleged ties between the Prime Minister's office and Qatar.

Jan 15 • 19:20 UTC

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