A Senegalese national was indicted this Sunday in Paris for "putting counterfeit or falsified money into circulation in an organized band" in particular, after the police discovered nearly 130,000 euros in counterfeit bills on him and at his home, a- we learned from a judicial source.
He was also indicted for "transport" and "possession" of counterfeit money in an organized gang, "possession and use of false administrative documents", and was remanded in custody.
The suspect, a 43-year-old Senegalese man in an irregular situation, was arrested Wednesday in Paris, in the tourist district of Les Halles, after a brief chase on foot.
In his pockets, the police discovered an envelope containing 200 counterfeit banknotes and decided to take him into custody.
Biggest European seizure
At his home in Pantin (Seine-Saint-Denis), "more than 1,000 good quality notes of 100, 50 and 20 euros were then found", according to a police source. The man claimed to be "just a mule" within this trade in counterfeit money. A source close to the investigation confirmed that just under 130,000 euros in counterfeit money were seized, part discovered on him during the check and the other at his home.
According to a police source, "this is the largest known seizure of counterfeit banknotes of this type of counterfeit in Europe".
The investigation was entrusted to the Central Office for the Repression of Counterfeiting Currency (OCRFM).
Historically, France is the country in the euro zone most affected by classic counterfeiting, with “30 to 40%” of counterfeit banknotes circulating in Europe, the vast majority of which come from Italy, the leading European producer of counterfeit money. , especially in the region of Naples where the Camorra is rampant.
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