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Bulgaria, US seize millions of counterfeit dollars, euros

Authorities said Tuesday that they confiscated high-quality forged banknotes made at a printing office at a university in Bulgaria’s capital. Bulgarian police arrested two people and confiscated a printing machine and equipment for printing currency, as well as large quantities of counterfeit US dol

Bulgaria, US seize millions of counterfeit dollars, euros
Bulgaria, US seize millions of counterfeit dollars, euros

Authorities said Tuesday that they confiscated high-quality forged banknotes made at a printing office at a university in Bulgaria’s capital.

Bulgarian police arrested two people and confiscated a printing machine and equipment for printing currency, as well as large quantities of counterfeit US dollar and euro notes, in a joint operation with the US Secret Service.

“The confiscated currency has a large value. The evidence points to significant criminal activity,” said Sofia police chief Georgi Hadzhiev on Tuesday.

According to the prosecutor’s office, the amount of counterfeit money recovered is $4 million and 3.6 million euros.

The two suspects are believed to be part of a wider criminal organization that traffics counterfeit dollars to Ukraine and euros to Western Europe.

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