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The E-Sylum: Volume 19, Number 7, February 14, 2016, Article 29

EURO BANKNOTE PRINTER HIT BY THEFT

When the notorious thief Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he famously replied, "Because that's where the money is." This February 10, 2016 article from the Netherlands indicates that a "substantial amount of cash" has been stolen from a Euro banknote printer. -Editor

50 euro notes Police and the prosecutors office are investigating two years of theft at a paper money printing facility in Haarlem. No arrests have yet been made in the case, which involves a “substantial amount” of fifty-euro notes, according to Dutch crime blog Crimesite.nl.

The suspects in the case work at the Royal Joh. Enschedé in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, multiple media outlets reported. Detectives descended on the site earlier on Wednesday. Authorities were not confirming details as the investigation is ongoing.

The theft includes printed bills with and without serial numbers, a source told Crimesite. No estimate of stolen cash was provided.

The website for the 412-year-old company says it began printing banknotes in 1814. It has since evolved into “the specialist for special, secure, and highly trustworthy print work and related services,” the company stated.

“Our company works with a four-eyes principle in all areas and monitors every detail of its operations with a CCTV camera system.”

It is not yet known how the theft was discovered.

To read the complete article, see:
THEFT AT EURO BANKNOTE PRINTER INVOLVES A “SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT” OF CASH (www.nltimes.nl/2016/02/10/theft-at-euro-banknote-printer-involves-a-substantial-amount-of-cash/)

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