Ten people were arrested for alleged affiliation with the organization Drawing vehicles from the US If you sell them in Spain and other countries of the European Union, after “aesthetic compensation”, avoidance of tariffs and taxes, as reported on Thursday by the European Prosecutor’s Office.
The national authorities of Spain, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal and Romania have carried out 200 records on Tuesday and Wednesday This week, as part of this investigation, coordinated by the prosecution of Europe (EPPO).
The research also has links with Canada, Hungary, Ireland and the United Kingdom. According to the EPPO, they also raise the crimes that have been committed “Serious risks for road safety in Europe“. Among the ten detainees is a Lithuanian citizen who allegedly one of the leaders of complications. In addition, the authorities have questioned another 18 suspects, all Lithuanian nationalities.
The network was intended smuggling vehicles “Serious damaged” from the US to the EU for sale after superficial repairs that define the payment of customs and VAT rights.
According to the European Prosecutor’s Office, a network investigated network I bought large quantities of zealous vehicles US insurance companies at auctions and then sent to the EU with its hidden commercial history. In order to avoid part of the customs tariffs, criminals had false accounts for power and declared much lower value to which they paid the vehicles.
After entering through various ports in Belgium, Germany, Lithuania and the Netherlands, vehicles were transported – allegedly – with land to Lithuania, which was repaired in mechanical workshops.
They were then sold in the European Union as if they had never experienced an accident or were completely corrected, even when they had a hidden damage, such as absence Airbags or other serious security problems.