Fake champagne, whiskey and food seized

Illicit oil, vinegar, honey and champagne have been seized in a huge clampdown on counterfeit and substandard food and beverages by enforcement agencies.  All told, more than 1,200 tonnes of fake or substandard food and nearly 430,000 litres of counterfeit drinks were uncovered in the joint Interpol-Europol operation, which took place across 33 countries in the Americas, Asia and Europe.  The Opson III operation – which mirrors the Pangea operations that have taken the fight to counterfeiters of medicines – led to the arrests of 96 people and disrupted the activities of the organised crime syndicates behind the illicit trade.  More than 131,000 litres of oil and vinegar, 80,000 biscuits and chocolate bars, 20 tons of spices and condiments, 186 tons of cereals, 45 tons of dairy products and 42 litres of honey were seized in the operation, which was supported by the EC’s Directorate General for Health and Consumers.

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