Counterfeit goods worth nearly $1m have been seized across Eastern Europe, reports Interpol, as part of the international police body’s Operation White Mercury.
Involving seven countries – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia – the operation also resulted in the identification of a network spanning three countries involved in production of fake everyday consumer goods.
This article, excerpted from the 7 January 2014 edition of Professional Security Magazine Online, is available in its entirety at:
http://www.professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/retail/raids-on-fakes/