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Story summary
- Europol reported that Operation DECOY III intercepted counterfeit currency worth €1.2 billion from June to November 2025.
- The operation involved 18 countries, including Romania, which seized over 4.8 million altered euro banknotes and dismantled a warehouse containing 223,000 counterfeit notes.
- Approximately 90% of the counterfeit items originated from China, leading to 70 new investigations and the discovery of over 7 million counterfeit items, including US dollar and pound sterling denominations.
- Authorities collaborated to improve detection and disrupt criminal networks using postal services.
