An eleven-member criminal group involved in counterfeiting money has been arrested in an international police operation in Serbia and North Macedonia, the Serbian Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime announced.
In the operation called “Vardar”, six people were arrested in Serbia, and searches are underway at eight locations in Novi Pazar, Novi Sad, Subotica and Bački Monoštor.
The organizer of this criminal group and four other members were arrested in North Macedonia, and an illegal printing house was discovered in Skopje.
The results of the pre-trial investigation show that around 1.5 million counterfeit euros originating from an illegal printing house in Skopje were put into circulation in Serbia, North Macedonia and other European countries.
This organized criminal group is suspected of putting into circulation counterfeit banknotes in the total amount of 119,259 euros in Serbia.
They are charged with committing the crimes of conspiracy to commit criminal offenses and counterfeiting money from November 2023 to the present.
The suspects will be taken to the Serbian Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime for questioning, along with a criminal complaint.
