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RSSAlmost 140,000 litres of hand sanitiser have been seized so far in the European Union thanks to information provided by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). The hand sanitiser originated from Turkey and contained dangerously high levels of methanol.
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- OLAF press release
International Anti-Corruption Day is held each year on 9 December, and this year saw OLAF mark the day with its first virtual conference.
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- OLAF news article
The Central Investigative Public Prosecution Office has submitted an indictment to the Metropolitan Court of Justice for budgetary fraud causing extraordinary damage and for other criminal offences against a former Member of the European Parliament and his seven accomplices.
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- Partner's press release
Europol’s operation Shield, a global effort to target trafficking of counterfeit and misused medicines and doping substances, took place between March and September 2020. OLAF participated in the operation along with a total 27 countries(19 EU Member States and 8 third countries).
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- OLAF news article
Europol coordinated operation Shield, a global effort to target trafficking of counterfeit and misused medicines and doping substances.
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- Partner's press release
37 million illegal cigarettes, over 1.8 tons of tobacco and more than 3.5 thousand litres of illegal fuel were some of the seizures made by European border guards, police and customs officers in the course of operation Joint Action Day Arktos 2.
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- OLAF news article
Thanks to targeted information supplied by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), Spanish customs officials in Barcelona have seized more than 260,000 packs of contraband tobacco, worth more than €1 million.
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- OLAF news article
Law enforcement authorities seized 37 millions of illegal cigarettes and more than 3.5 thousand litres of illegal fuel this monthin a ten-day operation led by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.
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- Partner's press release
Spain: La Agencia Tributaria interviene 260.000 cajetillas de tabaco de contrabando en un contenedor en Barcelona
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- Partner's press release
The first conference of the investigative units of the external aid agencies of the EU’s Member States took place at the end of last week. OLAF organised the event with the intention to share its investigative expertise and create a community of national experts.
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- OLAF news article