Friday 19 July 2013

INTERPOL Arrested 6000 people across the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe

Interpol announced thursday in different operations  in Europe codenamed Black Poseidon II, in Africa they called ethosha, in Asia and Hurricane in the Americas Pacific have arrested 6000 people.
Some 24 million fake goods worth nearly USD 133 million were seized during the operations codenamed Black Poseidon II (Europe), Etosha (Africa), Hurricane (Asia) and Pacific (Americas), coordinated by INTERPOL’s Trafficking in Illicit Goods and Counterfeiting unit throughout May and June.
More than 3,000 individuals were arrested in Turkey during Operation Black Poseidon II, with law enforcement and customs officials seizing nearly 12 million packets of illicitly traded cigarettes.
Fake and illicitly traded goods worth around USD 26 million were seized and nearly 200 people arrested in Poland.
The operation was under more dismantled a gang in southern China that fake brand shampoo and toothpaste produced and distributed. The gang members ran include 21 companies and owned planes and trains.
The following countries and territories took part in the INTERPOL-led operations:
  • Black Poseidon II – Belarus, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine;
  • Etosha – Namibia;
  • Hurricane – China, Hong Kong (China), Fiji, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam;
  • Pacific – Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru.

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