Successful action day against Russian-speaking organised crime groups...
(Source: Europol - European Police Office) Early on the morning of June 4th,2013, French police teams made 42 simultaneous arrests in Nice, Bordeaux, Nimes, Lyon, Paris and other French cities within...
View ArticleSuccesful action day against Russian-speaking organised crime groups...
(Source: Europol - European Police Office) Early on the morning of June 4th,2013, French police teams made 42 simultaneous arrests in Nice, Bordeaux, Nimes, Lyon, Paris and other French cities within...
View ArticleGoogle Allows Ads for Illegal Drugs, State AG Says
Google still is allowing ads for illegal online pharmacies that sell dangerous or counterfeit drugs without a prescription, Mississippi state Attorney General Jim Hood charged Thursday. The Internet...
View ArticleBOC destroys fake goods
The government, thru the Bureau of Customs (BOC), yesterday destroyed some Php300 million worth of fake products it seized after several successful operations to prevent them from finding their way...
View ArticleCustoms officers to be allowed destroy ’fakes’
Customs officers are to be given new powers to seize and destroy pirated and counterfeit goods, under proposals being discussed by the European Parliament in Strasbourg today. Pirated and counterfeit...
View ArticleStricter rules on food for vulnerable consumers (ALDE - Alliance of Liberals...
(Source: ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) After 20 months of work and debate, the European Parliament during the Strasbourg plenary session has given the green light this...
View ArticleArrests made in retail crime ring that bought goods with fake travelers...
The Dallas County District Attorney’s office said Tuesday that a retail crime ring is using fake traveler’s cheques in retail stores in Dallas and nationwide. The...
View ArticleSeized counterfeit clothing donated to charity (Aberdeenshire Council)
(Source: Aberdeenshire Council) Seized counterfeit clothing donated to charity 11th June 2013 Hundreds of seized items of counterfeit clothing worth around £50,000 have been given to a Christian...
View ArticleOne million pounds worth of illegal alcohol & tobacco seized in Bristol...
(Source: Bristol City Council) Huge quantities of illegal tobacco and alcohol, worth at least an estimated one million pounds, were seized in Bristol in four simultaneous raids on Thursday (June 6)....
View ArticleEU parliament scrutinizes PRISM
European parliamentarians debating revelations over broad US Internet surveillance programs such as PRISM have criticized Washington and demanded that it treat private data of European citizens as...
View ArticleMega shabu lab destroyed
IN order to erase suspicions that they may be pilfered or recycled back to the streets, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency yesterday destroyed an estimated P18 million worth of controlled...
View ArticleP17.9-M worth of illegal drugs destroyed
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) destroyed Tuesday seized controlled precursors and essential chemicals (CPECs) valued at P17.9 million, together with assorted laboratory equipment used...
View ArticleMEMO 13/527 - Customs: Commissioner Šemeta welcomes EP vote on Intellectual...
(Source: European Commission) European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 June 2013 Customs: Commissioner Šemeta welcomes EP vote on Intellectual Property Rights Regulation I welcome today's vote from the...
View ArticleCustoms: Commissioner Šemeta welcomes EP vote on Intellectual Property...
(Source: European Commission) European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 June 2013 Customs: Commissioner Šemeta welcomes EP vote on Intellectual Property Rights Regulation I welcome today's vote from the...
View ArticleCustoms enforcement of intellectual property rights – Frequently Asked...
(Source: European Commission) European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 June 2013 Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights - Frequently Asked Questions What are Intellectual Property Rights?...
View ArticleNew customs rules for product piracy (ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and...
(Source: ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) EU customs authorities will be able to take more effective action against product piracy. The European Parliament adopted today by...
View ArticlePressure on Merkel to talk 'Prism' with Obama
Millions of German citizens use Microsoft, Apple, Google, Skype or Facebook on a daily basis. Thus, says Germany's politicians, the Prism affair is less of an American issue than a very troubling...
View Article>New York considers crackdown on counterfeit luxury
NEW YORK (AP) — It's one of the worst kept secrets in New York. Hidden around the city are...
View ArticleSuccessful year for Trading Standards (Leicestershire County Council)
(Source: Leicestershire County Council) Chief Executive's 12 June 2013 PR 7133 Seizing £700,000 of fake goods, securing 18 convictions and cracking down on under-age alcohol sales are among Trading...
View ArticleCommissioner Lewandowski on MFF talks: "We are not there yet, but…"...
(Source: European Commission) European Commission MEMO Brussels, 12 June 2013 Commissioner Lewandowski on MFF talks: "We are not there yet, but…" Statement by Commissioner for Financial Programming...
View ArticleComposition of Parliament: pragmatism must prevail in favour of...
(Source: ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) Liberals and Democrats today rallied around a pragmatic solution which will allow the next Parliament to integrate the new Croatian MEPs...
View ArticleMillions recovered from criminals, rogue traders and fraudsters (LGA - Local...
(Source: LGA - Local Government Association) LGA Press Release 13 June 2013 Criminals, rogue traders and fraudsters are being forced to pay back their illegal profits with more than £13 million...
View ArticleTrader fined for faulty phone chargers (Ealing London Borough Council)
(Source: Ealing London Borough Council) A Southall wholesaler stocking dangerous phone chargers and designer fakes is facing a penalty of almost £15,000 following an investigation by Ealing Council....
View ArticleNew York considers crackdown on counterfeit luxury
NEW YORK (AP) — Bargain hunters from around the world flock to Manhattan's Chinatown for legally sold bags, jewelry and other accessories bursting onto sidewalks from storefronts along Canal Street....
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