Fake US bonds worth trillions seized

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Fake US bonds worth trillions seized

bbc.co.uk | 4:29 pm Feb 17, 2012

The fake bonds were found in three metal crates in a Zurich warehouseItalian prosecutors say they have broken up an organised crime ring that was hiding trillions of dollars of fake US bonds. Worth $6 trillion, the bonds were found in three metal boxes in…
Cannabis seized after pilot strays into Obama's airspace

guardian.co.uk | 5:35 pm Feb 17, 2012

It is an unwritten rule of drug running, but important nonetheless – if you're flying a small plane carrying a sizeable consignment of cannabis, don't stray into President Barack Obama's airspace. Police found 18kg of the drug in a private Cessna that was…
Arrests made in Italy after discovery of $6 trillion in fake U.S. bonds

cnn.com | 5:59 pm Feb 17, 2012

CNN) -- Italian authorities on Friday arrested eight people in possession of an estimated $6 trillion in counterfeit U.S. Treasury bonds, according to Italian paramilitary police and an Italian news agency. The discovery of the fake bonds -- made to look…
Record $6 Trillion of Fake U.S. Bonds Seized

bloomberg.com | 3:37 pm Feb 17, 2012

Italian anti-mafia prosecutors said they seized a record $6 trillion of allegedly fake U.S. Treasury bonds, an amount that’s almost half of the U.S.’s public debt.
$6 Trillion In US Bonds Seized In Zurich, Said To Pose "Severe Threats To International Financial Stability"

zerohedge.com | 3:38 pm Feb 17, 2012

Back in the summer of 2009, a peculiar story circulated when two Japanese individuals were arrested trying to smuggle $134 billion in US bonds into Switzerland from Italy. The story quickly died down after it was subsequently reported that the bonds were…
Italy police seize $6 trillion of fake U.S. T-bonds

reuters.com | 6:11 pm Feb 17, 2012
Arrests made in Italy after discovery of $6 trillion in fake U.S. bonds - CNN.com

cnn.com | 6:32 pm Feb 17, 2012