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Germany: EPPO orders searches and arrest in probe into €18 million VAT fraud
European Public Prosecutor's Office
(Luxembourg, 13 May 2026) – At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Frankfurt (Germany), eight searches were carried out and one individual was arrested yesterday on suspicion of orchestrating a €18 million VAT carousel fraud through the sale of small electronic goods. Searches have been carried out on company premises located in the federal states of Saarland and Saxony, in the company warehouses, as well as in the homes of four suspects including the arrested employee. In addition, a seizure order for €18 million has been granted at EPPO’s request.
Syndicate member jailed over failed plot to import cocaine inside printers
Australia Federal Police
A Victorian man, 47, has been sentenced to nine years’ jail over his role in a plot to import 22.4kg of cocaine into Australia. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers intercepted a consignment of five printers in Melbourne on 30 April, 2017, locating 10 packages of compressed white powder concealed within their paper trays. Presumptive testing indicated the substance was cocaine, with the total seizure weighing 22.4kg. The drugs were removed and substituted with another material. The consignment was transported via a controlled delivery to a factory in Airport West, Victoria.
Man charged with smuggling crystal meth through airport
National Crime Agency
A US national has been charged with smuggling crystal meth following a National Crime Agency investigation. Jose Alexis Mendez, 28, was arrested at a hotel in Manchester on Friday after the recovery of a suitcase containing Class A drugs at Manchester Airport on the same day. It is alleged the drugs, which weighed 47.9kg and had a street value of up to £479,000, were smuggled from Cancun in Mexico. Mendez, of California, was remanded by magistrates on Saturday and will next appear at Manchester Crown Court on 12 June for a pre-trial preparatory hearing.