An alleged sale of two million bottles within a fraud in wines with DO Bierzo and IPG Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León could have fallen. At least, that is how the indications that have led to the Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) of the Civil Guard to arrest four people as part of an investigation. For now, this Monday, May 20, the armed institute has reported this scam. The agents have registered several ships and homes located in the provinces of León, Ourense, Lugo and Pontevedra.
This is how fraud in wines with DO Bierzo has been dismantled
The truth is that this fraud in wines with DO Bierzo comes from months ago, going back to December 2018. It was in that month when the Regulatory Council Denomination of Origin Bierzo denounced the Servicio Marítimo Guardia Civil some irregularities found. They detected them on the back labels of wines already on the market. With this indication, the investigation began, with the agents carrying out a variety of controls in commercial establishments. Of course, it was in those where they were observed until almost eight thousand fraudulent bottles, seized later.
The next step that the members of the SEPRONA It was to go to those companies related to the world of wine and that had put those products up for sale. They discovered that they bottled them first and then marketed them, in an organized way. They always did it under quality indications DO Bierzo and IGP Vino de la Tierra Castilla y Leon. But without having the proper certification seals, so they deceived the consumer.
It was all an illegitimate practice with fraud in wines with DO Bierzo, when they did not belong to her. The information that appeared was attributed to a wine that did not really have the indicated characteristics. Also, they had a higher selling price.
Knowing all that, through eleven entries and records developed, the evidence they obtained was very clear of how the framework was assembled. Thus, equally abundant intervened documents, hundreds of thousands of counterfeit labels, other objects and even 335.000 euros.
The operation continued its course until this news of the latest arrests. Suspected criminals face crimes of continued fraud, fraud in wines with DO Bierzo, falsification, illegitimate use of quality seals and also money laundering.
