
Balkan Police Seize Over EUR 1 Million in Counterfeit Currency and Fake IDs
Coordinated Bulgaria-Romania Frontier Operation Exposes a Cross-Border Forgery Network, High-Quality Euro Counterfeits, and a Wider Organized Crime Threat WASHINGTON, DC, May 21, 2026 Balkan police have uncovered a major cross-border counterfeiting operation near the Bulgaria-Romania frontier, exposing a suspected criminal network accused of producing more than EUR 1.2 million




