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Germany sees sharp rise in lower-denomination counterfeit cash

The number of counterfeit banknotes discovered in Germany rose again sharply in 2024, and reached the highest level since 2017, according to figures released on Friday by the German Bundesbank [..]

116 tortoises returned to Tanzania in landmark wildlife trafficking investigation

More than two years after a Ukrainian woman was stopped at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport during an INTERPOL operation with 116 baby tortoises concealed in her luggage, the internationally protected species [..]

German couple confess to killing Ukrainian refugees to steal baby

By Stefanie Järkel, dpa. Mannheim, Germany (dpa) – A German couple on Tuesday confessed to killing a Ukrainian refugee and her mother in March 2024 in order to steal her [..]

Scholz due in Magdeburg after deadly Christmas market car ramming

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser are due in Magdeburg on Saturday, hours after at least two people were killed, including a small child, and at least [..]

Three on trial in Germany in Schumacher family blackmail case

The trial of three men accused of trying to blackmail the family of legendary former Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher began on Tuesday in the western German city of Wuppertal. [..]

Estonians on Europe’s Most Wanted list

The Europol agency has added 24 individuals to its Most Wanted list in connection with serious crimes that have been committed, and Postimees has reported that two Estonians are on [..]

International police raids target people smugglers heading for UK

An international police crackdown is under way against people smugglers transporting migrants to the United Kingdom via France, including raids in western Germany, German police said on Wednesday. A police [..]

Investigation Admiral 2.0: Europe’s biggest VAT fraud with links to organised crime

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) and Vilnius (Lithuania) mobilised during the last two days 624 law enforcement officers to perform searches and arrests across 16 countries. [..]

Eight more Russian propaganda sites blocked in Latvia

Latvia’s National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) has blocked access to eight more Websites which were found guilty of spreading Russian propaganda. This was announced in a statement in the [..]

Two Spaniards arrested for planning terrorist attack in Lithuania

Lithuanian law enforcement officials have detained two Spanish nationals and charged them with planning to carry out an act of terrorism in the country, prosecutors announced on Tuesday. The Prosecutor-General’s [..]

Lithuanian court orders coverage of legal fees

A Lithuanian court has ordered three companies that are managed by BaltCap to pay EUR 29,400 in legal costs to Interactive Brokers Ireland (formerly the Hungary-based Interactive Brokers Central Europe). [..]

Contract killer sentenced to life, organisers to 15 years in prison

The Riga City Court today sentenced Russian citizen Viktor Krivoshey to life behind bars for the murder of insolvency lawyer Martins Bunkus. Businessmen Aleksandrs Babenko and Mihails Ulmans, who were [..]

Court orders debt repayment for Orlen Lithuania

SH Invest Group LP is an oil logistics solutions company from the UK, and it is owned by SH Invest Group, which is an investment and oil trading group from [..]

Police in international operation detain one of best-known organized crime leaders in Latvia

The Latvian police in cooperation with foreign colleagues, including the Spanish National Police, have arrested one of the best-known Latvian organized crime leaders and several members of his gang, the [..]

Estonian businessman: You can’t steal from yourself

Estonian businessman Vjatšeslav Leedo declared in his final statement at the Pärnu County Court on Wednesday that money which he moved out of his shipping company remained in the group [..]

Former Swedbank CEO convicted in money laundering case

A former chief executive of Swedbank was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 months in prison by a Swedish appellate court for deceiving investors about the bank’s links to a money [..]

Some domains used by Russia to meddle in US election paid for via Lithuanian firm

Some of the US law enforcement-seized Internet domains, allegedly used to secure Russia’s preferred outcome in the US presidential election, were paid for using the Lithuanian virtual currency platform CoinGate, [..]

Anti-corruption bureau’s probe fails to find evidence of Putin’s alleged payments to Slesers

A probe started by the Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) in 2022 has failed to find evidence to support public allegations that Russian President Vladimir Putin has paid Latvian politician Ainars [..]

AS Terminal: Unlawful state aid distorting Estonia’s fuel market

Fuel seller AS Terminal turned to the European Commission last month, requesting an investigation into unlawful state aid provided by the Estonian government, which has allegedly harmed competition in the [..]

Border guards prevent 26 persons from illegally crossing Latvia-Belarus border on Wednesday

On Wednesday, border guards prevented attempts by 26 people to illegally enter Latvia from Belarus, LETA was told at the State Border Guard. So far this year, border guards have [..]

Estonian court annuls compensation for military personnel who refused vaccination

On Tuesday, the Tartu Circuit Court ruled in favor of the defense forces in two cases involving military personnel who refused the COVID-19 vaccine, annulling the compensation previously awarded by [..]

Lithuania delivers final batch of crowdfunded anti-drones to Ukraine

The final batch of 22 anti-drones purchased with funds raised through the Radarom! crowdfunding campaign in Lithuania was delivered to Ukraine on Wednesday, Blue/Yellow said. The Vilnius-based NGO said that [..]

Court adjourns hearing of BaltCap’s lawsuit against Stepukonis, Interactive Brokers

Vilnius Regional Court has postponed the hearing of a lawsuit by a group of companies owned by BaltCap, a Lithuanian investment company, against its former partner Sarunas Stepukonis and Interactive [..]

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