Kobra prevented tax evasion worth 3.4 billion crowns in 2016

The country’s special anti-corruption police unit, known as Kobra, has prevented tax evasion amounting to 7.6 billion crowns in total since its establishment in June 2014, Finance Minister Andrej Babiš announced on Thursday at a press conference of the Customs Administration of the Czech Republic. In 2016 alone, Kobra prevented tax evasion worth 3.4 billion crowns. The team, operating under the anti-corruption police, is comprised of experts from the police and the finance and customs authorities.