Overview

• Around 100 customs officers conducted cross-border raids on nine properties in Saxony and the Czech Republic, seizing digital devices for investigation.
• The operation, ordered by the Chemnitz public prosecutor, is part of an ongoing probe into illegal construction work and wage fraud.
• Five suspects are accused of evading social security contributions and taxes by employing construction workers off the books since 2020.
• Authorities estimate the financial damages from the scheme at approximately €3 million, impacting social security and tax systems.
• Investigators allege the suspects posed as brokers for subcontracted Czech workers but acted as their employers to conceal illegal practices.