Alcohol tops list EUR 230 million fake food and drink seizures

Nearly 26 million litres of fake alcohol has been seized in a joint INTERPOL-Europol operation targeting fake food and drink around the world. In the sixth Operation Opson, which involved police, customs, national food regulatory authorities and partners from the private sector in 61 countries, counterfeit alcohol was the most seized product, followed by meat and seafood.
Conducted between 1 December 2016 and 31 March 2017, more than 9,800 tonnes and 26.4 million litres of hazardous fake food and drink worth an estimated EUR 230 million were seized during some 50,000 checks at shops, markets, airports, seaports and industrial estates (News Item INTERPOL, 25 April 2017).
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