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SOFIA, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian authorities have neutralized an organized criminal group responsible for making and distributing counterfeit euro banknotes, officials said on Wednesday.
An illegal printing press and fake 50-euro and 100-euro bills worth over 3 million euros (some 3.363 million U.S. dollars) were found and seized in a warehouse located in the industrial zone of Plovdiv, Bulgarian Ministry of Interior said in a press release.
During the operation held on Tuesday and Wednesday, authorities detained eight people in Sofia and Plovdiv.
It was found that the gang has distributed the counterfeit banknotes in most of the European Union countries, the ministry said.
The investigation is ongoing, the ministry added. Enditem
