Chinese police say they seized nearly 12 mln fake tax invoices

BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese police confiscated 11.93 million fake
invoices and arrested 750 suspects in a nationwide crackdown launched in
January, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

The ministry said on its website Monday that its local divisions had
investigated 461 cases involving fake invoices and broken up 91 sites where such
receipts were made.

Fake invoice vendors are common in Chinese cities, where they offer
receipts used for tax purposes.

The ministry also said that police had pursued 176 cases of using fake
invoices for tax evasion and arrested 135 suspects. The cases involved 336
million yuan (about 50 million U.S. dollars).