The alleged attempt took place in July 2012 but it was never carried out in full , he said , as the money never left Switzerland and never reached Rome . NEW : Prosecutor : The alleged attempt to bring cash into Vatican was `` extremely sophisticated '' A Vatican official and 3 other people have been arrested , the prosecutor says . The two arrests are not directly linked to a probe into the Italy bank , he says . Pope Francis set up a papal commission 2011 to look at the bank 's activities .
NEW : Prosecutor : The alleged attempt to bring cash into Vatican was `` extremely sophisticated '' A Vatican official and 3 other people have been arrested , the prosecutor says . The two arrests are not directly linked to a probe into the Italy bank , he says . Pope Francis set up a papal commission 2011 to look at the bank 's activities .