Europol leads a global crackdown seizing nearly €66M in counterfeit currency across 18 countries, uncovering 1M fake notes and triggering 102 new investigations into fraud networks

The investigation, conducted from October 2024 to March 2025 across 18 countries, led to the seizure of more than 990,000 counterfeit items, including “movie money” notes, and triggered 102 new investigations into criminal networks, with a particularly notable seizure of USD 600,000 in fake banknotes in Romania…