They arrest 10 Chinese who were dedicated to making fake euros, exchanging them in casinos

They have dealt an unprecedented blow to the organized crime by dismantling a large illegal workshop manufacturing 2 fake coins euros. The operation by National Police Agents, in collaboration with the Mossos d'Esquadra and EUROPOL, has led to the arrest of 10 individuals of Chinese nationalitywho were part of a criminal network dedicated to the mass production of counterfeit coins.

The manufacturing workshop fake euros Dismantled, it was located in an industrial warehouse located in the province of Toledo and was considered the largest of its type in Spain and the most significant in all of Europe in the last ten years.

The criminal network, made up of Chinese citizens, managed to introduce approximately 100,000 fake coins in the Spanish market and around 400,000 in other European countries. All coins had a face value of two euros and they stood out for their high quality and similarity to the originals.

The investigation, which began in 2018, faced numerous challenges due to the organization's secrecy, the difficulty in tracking the fake coins and the constant mobility of production workshops. This criminal network operated in a stealthy manner, manufacturing large quantities of coins in short periods and moving quickly to new locations to avoid detection.

During recent years, several seizures were made related to this criminal network. From 2018 to 2021, significant amounts of fake coins in different police operations. On one occasion, a workshop was discovered in Fuenlabrada, Madrid, which had already been used for the illegal manufacture of coins. This network operated primarily in gaming halls and casinos, feeding large volumes of counterfeit coins into slot machines.

The operation culminated with the intervention of the warehouse in Toledo, where multiple tools and equipment used to manufacture counterfeit coins were confiscated.

Among the objects seized were dies, hydraulic presses, die-cutting machines and a large quantity of metal cores for the production of coins. In addition, 10 people related to the network were arrested and face charges for crimes related to counterfeiting and distribution of illegal currency.

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