Chamber, INTERPOL Join Forces in Counterfeiting Raid

Police seized more than $115 million in fake products and made 185 arrests in South America last week, thanks to a partnership between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and INTERPOL. The seizure included counterfeit medicines, toys, sub-standard electrical products, and agrochemicals in addition to illicit drugs, firearms, ammunition, and other illegal products.

Operation Jupiter, a three-month-long operation, relied on information gathered by the Chamber-funded Database on Intellectual Property Crime (DIIP), and the cooperation of over 20 different industries working closely with local and national law enforcement agencies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

“The world class database developed in partnership with INTERPOL has proven to be a vital tool in this fight, providing law enforcement personnel with real-time intelligence on these criminal networks,” said David Hirschmann, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center.

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