OLAF Busts International Counterfeit Condom Trafficking Ring
Quick Look
- The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has dismantled an international operation trafficking counterfeit condoms sold across Europe under a known brand.
- Over 200,000 unsafe items, originating from China, were identified and seized in Spain, Romania, and Serbia.
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Why It Matters
OLAF announced the disruption of an international counterfeit condom trafficking operation involving over 200,000 unsafe items sold across Europe.
The European Anti-Fraud Office, OLAF, announced Tuesday that it had broken up an international counterfeit condom trafficking operation.
“Counterfeit condoms are dangerous. They are untested, uncontrolled and unsafe,” OLAF Director-General Petr Klement said.
The office said it had identified more than 200,000 counterfeit condoms sold across Europe under a well-known brand. The items originated from a common source in China and Chinese authorities collaborated with the EU to identify the exporter. “OLAF managed to disrupt a significant inflow of condoms,” the statement said, without saying whether the exporter is now facing legal action.
The watchdog added that, working with national customs authorities, it had seized counterfeit products in Spain, Romania and Serbia.
Open Questions
- Will the Chinese exporter face legal action?
- Are there other counterfeit goods operations active?
