Press Release: Operation Wasabi: another joint customs operation gives spicy results

Would you confuse apples with garlic? It appears that some Community importers do — thereby defrauding the EU budget. In September 2007, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), in cooperation with the customs services of all 27 Member States, ran a joint customs operation code-named 'Wasabi'. This operation targeted the importation of fruit and vegetables into the Community, in particular from southeast Asian countries.