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Friday, October 25, 2024
Volume:
40
Issue:
11
Abstract:
On October 14, Europol and Eurojust assisted an investigation led by the French Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale), resulting in the dismantling of a criminal network counterfeiting French Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) wines in Italy. The Italian Carabinieri Corps (NAS Carabinieri) and the Swiss Federal Police (Police Federale Swiss) also participated in the investigation. The criminal network allegedly made fake French red wine and charged up to EUR 15,000 per bottle. The network produced the forged wine in Italy then delivered it to an Italian airport that exported them worldwide to honest wine traders.[1]