Press Release: Operation ERMIS: 70 000 counterfeit goods seized in EU joint customs operation

Over 70 000 counterfeit goods were seized during a major Joint Customs Operation (JCO) code-named “ERMIS”. The Operation focused on postal and courier mail traffic, to identify fake products shipped through small consignments. JCO ERMIS was carried-out by the Greek Customs Administration and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), and also involved customs experts from the Commission, Member States, FYROM, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. The results of this operation were unveiled at a debriefing meeting in Athens and published across Europe on the 7 July 2014.

European Commission: European Anti-Fraud Office http://ec.europa.eu/anti_fraud/index_en.htm

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