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Colombia seizes 11 million fake euros
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-08-30 11:39

BOGOTA -- Police seized 11 million counterfeit euros in Colombia, the biggest seizure of fake money ever in Latin America, authorities said on Friday.

The seizure took place Thursday in joint operations of the European Police (Europol) and Spain in Colombia's capital of Bogota.

Judicial police said in a statement that they detailed one person and  that criminals have used most sophisticated forgery equipment and process. Criminals tried to fake bills with the highest values via computer programmed laser impression.

A small amount of false US dollars and Colombian Pesos were seized during the operations, the judicial police said.

Colombia and the Europol have cooperated in the fight against money counterfeiting under agreements signed in 2004.