4 March 2025Czechia: EPPO leads investigation into €14 million VAT fraud in second-hand mobile phone tradeThe European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Ostrava (Czechia) is leading an investigation into a suspected €14 million (CZK 335 million) VAT fraud scheme involving the trade of second-hand mobile phones. Searches were conducted in Czechia and Latvia, leading to five arrests.

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