Arrests made in connection with biodiesel fraud case

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Brussels, Belgium, has arrested two suspects in connection with an investigation into a customs fraud involving biodiesel imports worth €3.1 million.
The two suspects, who have dual Bosnia and US citizenship, were arrested last month, during the course of a trial at the Court of Antwerp, where they were being tried in a separate case, carried out by Belgium’s national prosecutor, which also involved an alleged biodiesel scam.
The suspects had been on the radar of the EPPO for its investigation into a criminal organisation that fraudulently imported biodiesel of US origin into the EU, which has led to their arrest, carried out by Belgium’s Federal Police (CDGEFID/OCDEFO). They remain under electronic surveillance.
As the main suspects are US citizens with assets located in the US, the EPPO is committed to obtaining cooperation from the relevant US authorities in order to seize the assets and recover the estimated damage to the EU budget.