13 arrests in 11 million Euro IVA/VAT fraud in Spain: "Thirteen people have been arrested in five Spanish provinces accused of a massive IVA/VAT fraud worth 11 million €.
The arrests have taken place on Thursday in Madrid, Málaga, Guadalajara, Alicante and Benidorm. The group is accused of failing to pay the tax on the purchase of merchandise.
Eight searches of property and companies are being carried out and links to companies in France, Cyprus and Lithuania are being investigated.
The case came to light after a denuncia to the tax inspectors in Cataluña, and its understood a meeting was held by the relevant authorities in The Hague ahead of today’s arrests, given that companies in the European Union outside Spain are implicated.
The Málaga province arrests were in Marbella and Alhaurín de la Torre, while the Alicante detentions were in Alicante city and Alfaz del Pi.
Those arrested had created 14 companies and 8 fake companies buying merchandise from other countries in the EU but failing to pay any IVA. There are no details as to the nationality of those arrested as yet."
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