Police arrested two Bulgarians and seized 350,000 euros (541,100 US dollar) in counterfeit notes aimed for distribution in the European Union, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
In join operation with EU police agency Europol and German,Austrain and Bosnian police , the officers raided several sites in Bulgarian capital Sofia, uncovering also a printing Press for counterfeit passport and illegal weapons.The Interior Ministry said in a statement the fake euros were of hight quality, copying perfectly seven of eleven recognition signs.
''We carried the raids late on Thursday to prevent the tangible risk of distributing the forged money in the European Union,''Interior Ministry official Pantaley Panvo said.
In join operation with EU police agency Europol and German,Austrain and Bosnian police , the officers raided several sites in Bulgarian capital Sofia, uncovering also a printing Press for counterfeit passport and illegal weapons.The Interior Ministry said in a statement the fake euros were of hight quality, copying perfectly seven of eleven recognition signs.
''We carried the raids late on Thursday to prevent the tangible risk of distributing the forged money in the European Union,''Interior Ministry official Pantaley Panvo said.
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