Parchetul European a destructurat o rețea infracțională care a vândut peste un milion de telefoane mobile second-hand ca și cum ar fi fost noi

The European Public Prosecutor's Office dismantled a large cross-border criminal organization that sold over a million used phones as new, causing significant financial damage to EU consumers and tax losses to member states. A coordinated operation involving 1770 law enforcement officers from 19 countries led to the arrest of seven suspects, including the organization's leaders. The criminal group, known as 'Troja', assembled mobile phones from used components in Hong Kong and the UAE, then shipped them to the Netherlands, where they were sold online across the EU. Evidence suggests that shell companies fraudulently applied a reduced VAT scheme since 2018, misleading customers and causing tax harm in multiple countries.