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Over 3.4 million pills have been seized as part of Operation SHIELD V, in which the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has played an essential coordinating role. 

OLAF played a pivotal role in uncovering a major fraud case in Romania, revealing that EU funds intended for development projects in the Danube Delta were misused through fraudulent schemes.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), in close collaboration with international partners, has been instrumental in dismantling a large-scale cigarette smuggling operation that resulted in a tax loss of nearly EUR 550 million.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), in collaboration with the European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM) and Moldovan Customs, delivered a high-level training session in Chisinau aimed at enhancing Moldova’s capacity to combat the circumvention of EU sanctions.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has successfully concluded a two-phase training with the Inspection Générale d'État (IGE) of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, aimed at strengthening collaboration in fight against fraud and smuggling.

In November 2024, a major customs operation resulted in more than 500 cash movement checks across the Europe. Operation BELENOS II, led by the French Customs authorities, aimed at disrupting illicit financial flows linked to money laundering, terrorism financing and organised crime.

On 11-12 December, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) co-organised a two-day conference titled “Building on Lies: The Fight against Fake Construction Materials and Equipment”.

The InvestigAid conference, held on 25-26 November 2024 in Paris, brought together investigative units, experts and partners active in the field of external aid from across the EU and beyond to explore the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial investigations.

La Direzione Centrale Antifrode, diretta dal Cons. Sergio Gallo, con l’Olaf e la Direzione Territoriale ADM Campania, sono protagonisti di un servizio televisivo, diffuso in circa 80 Paesi, della emittente britannica BBC World Service sul contrasto al traffico illecito di rifiuti.