Six people have been arrested as part of an investigation into a wine fraud ring that allegedly sold fake French wine for up to €15,000 ($16,300) per bottle.

Police have arrested seven people following raids in France and Italy during a Europe-wide investigation. The group is alleged to have made more than €2m (£1.7m) profit from the scheme.

Six people have been arrested for selling fake vintage wine at fifteen euros a bottle. The French Gendarmerie, the Italian Carabinieri Corps and the Swiss Federal Police worked together with

The group is alleged to have made fake labels from famous French vineyards, using them to sell cheap wine.

French, Italian, and Swiss police have busted a criminal network that sold average-quality wine as exclusive French red of the so-called Grand Cru superior quality for up to 15,000 euros (US$16,360) per bottle and amassing profits of more than 2 million euros (US$2.