In December, the Italian Comando Carabinieri Antifalsificazione Monetaria, with the support of Europol, dismantled an illegal counterfeit currency print shop in Melegnano.
In this print shop, the criminals counterfeited euro banknotes (the new 5 euro, 10 euro and 20 euro notes), as well as U.S. dollar banknotes. Investigations resulted in the neutralizing of a criminal network involved in the production and distribution of counterfeit currency, which covered large areas of national territory and most EU member countries.