OLAF CLAIMS MAJOR SUCCESS OVER CLOTHING COUNTERFEITERS IN MASS SEIZURES
April 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has revealed the seizure of many thousands of items of counterfeit clothing and accessories in a coordinated February customs swoop on illicit cargoes in European Union (EU) international ports. Brussels said EU anti-fraud office OLAF coordinated the raids which involved 300 customs officials and police from national customs units of the EU's 27 member states, EU police agency Europol, Interpol and the World Customs Organisation. Their officers targeted suspect containers from Asian ports. Codenamed 'Diabolo', the ...
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