Dangerous fake food and drink seized in global operation

05 June 2018

Nearly 50 criminal networks have been dismantled, with weevil-infested flour and shrimp paste laced with pesticide among the seizures in the latest Operation Opson targeting fake food and drink.
Methanol added to alcoholic drinks, expired products for sale and unhygienic storage conditions were among the offences detected during the operation.
Counterfeit alcohol was again the most seized product in the seventh Opson operation coordinated by INTERPOL and Europol, which ran from 1 December 2017 to 31 March 2018, involving police, customs, national food regulatory authorities and partners from the private sector in 67 countries (News Item INTERPOL, 25 April 2018).
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