INTERPOL seizes 17,000 fake tests of coronary

In the operation, which was held in December 2019, June 2020 by INTERPOL and the European Police Agency, EUROOPOL, in 77 countries, over 12,000 tonnes of goods, worth 40m euros, reports A. LAT.

But according to him, 19 criminal organisations have been disbanded and 407 people have been arrested.

In addition to false tests for coronavirus, contaminated milk products, meat, and fake medical products have been confiscated.

A deposit of cheese infected with E bacteria has been discovered in Bulgaria. Coli, while 6,500 liters of energy drink have been seized in Jordan with the expired deadline and over seven tons of milk and rotten cheese.

In South Africa, a shipment from Asia, supposed to have medical protective equipment, actually contained sea fruits, INTERPOL said.

At a time when efforts are being made around the world to stop corruption, the fact that criminal networks distribute such potentially dangerous products shows their determination to benefit”, INTERPOL Secretary General Jurgen Stock said.

The smuggled alcohol represents most confiscated goods, and its value is more than $20m, INTERPOL said.

The operation, called “Opson”, which has been organised each year for nine years now, has also made possible preventing trade in other counterfeit goods, such as cosmetics, clothing, tobacco, shoes, and electronic products, worth a total of $3.1 million.