Cobra prevented tax evasion of over two million crowns in first half of 2016

Cobra, a special team established to fight tax dodging, has prevented tax evasion to the tune of more than two billion crowns in the first half of 2016, the spokesman of the National Centre against Organised Crime, Jaroslav Ibehej, announced on Wednesday. Nearly 50 percent of that amount was secured by regional teams. The anti-tax evasion squad Cobra was set up in June of 2014. According to the police, the team has prevented tax evasion of up to 6.2 billion crowns since its establishment.