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Beach safety: goods seized 6.5 million – Il Sole 24 Ore

Beach safety: goods seized 6.5 million – Il Sole 24 Ore

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This article was published on 6 October 2014 at 18:07.

Seizures, arrests and charges. After a month of activities of the Ministry of the Interior, from 8 August to 8 September, for the prevention and combating illegal trade and counterfeiting, along with the first results. During the activity, called `Beaches sicure’ game with a directive of the ministry just 8 August 2014, the operations of the Police and the local Police were 5,185, against 4,241 in the same period of the previous year. Although seizures have been a surge.

Over 6.5 million seized goods
According to data released today by the Interior Minister, Angelino Alfano, when during a press conference in Rome, in regional headquarters of the Guardia di Finanza, in a month of activity `Beaches sicure’ 1,586 seizures were made, for a total of 3,832,494 items, compared with 1,044,749 in the previous year. The value of the goods amounted to € 6,501,611, while from August to September 2013 was 1,276,922.

The contrast to confraffazione and illegal trade led to the arrest or complaint of 1,322 people
“This initiative – said Alfano during the presentation of data – is a clear signal for the Italians, because we defend the health and genius of the Italians who produce beautiful products. The next year already May be concerned with the Provincial Committees for order and security. ” The activity of anti-counterfeiting and illegal trade, then, has also led to the arrest or complaint of 1,322 people, compared with 972 the previous year. “In consequence of this activity – said the minister – were expelled dozens of people” uneven across the country. Alfano added that “were arrested and charged not only immigrants, but also Italian. In some cases, the arrests have helped us get to the bottom of the chain of counterfeiting. “



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