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$20 Million of Sports Counterfeits Seized before Super Bowl

2017/02/09

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) units seized more than 260,000 counterfeit sports goods, worth an estimated $20 million, before the Super Bowl. Operation Team Player, a year-round effort developed by the HSI-led National IPR Center, also led to 56 arrests with 50 convictions.
The 2017 Super Bowl was hosted in Houston on February 5, with the New England Ahead of the game, the results from the operation were revealed at a press conference hosted by the NFL with participation from ICE, US Customs and etc.
This year’s operation began at the conclusion of last year’s Super Bowl and, throughout the year, the IPR Center led coordinated efforts with major sporting leagues to target counterfeits.

Source: WIPO
　　




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