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On 20 May 2025 and over the following days, Irish customs authorities seized over 4000 electric bikes and a number of e-scooters worth €4,5 million illegally imported into the EU during targeted searches at two warehouses. The operation followed coordinated efforts by the European Anti-Fraud Office.

The European Anti-Fraud Office organised the inaugural meeting of the Waste Shipment Enforcement Group on 22-23 May in Warsaw, Poland. The event brought together over 50 stakeholders from across the EU and beyond in a joint effort to thwart the growing threat of illicit trade of waste.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the Romanian Police and Romania’s Department for the Fight Against Fraud (DLAF), are hosting European anti-fraud specialists in Bucharest to discuss the use of digital tools to fight fraud against the EU budget.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has played a key role in a large-scale operation targeting the smuggling of high-quality counterfeit designer clothing, footwear and accessories into the European Union.

Quasi un milione di capi d’abbigliamento e accessori della moda internazionale, perfettamente riprodotti, sono stati intercettati dai funzionari dell’Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli di Trieste e dai militari della Guardia di Finanza.

The European Anti-Fraud Office hosted a dedicated workshop with representatives from the Serbian Ministry of Finance to enhance cooperation in the fight against fraud as well as to improve the use of EU reporting tools, including the Irregularity Management System (IMS).

In 2024, the Fight against Fraud Department reconfirmed its position as national anti-fraud coordinator and trusted partner of the European institutions involved in the fight against fraud, corruption and other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the EU.

Close cooperation between the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and Polish national authorities has led to the uncovering of a sophisticated VAT fraud scheme involving goods imported from China into the European Union.

A major seizure of counterfeit t-shirts and uniforms bound for a high-profile football event was carried out in Spain on Friday, 25 April, thanks to crucial intelligence provided by OLAF.