– Hundreds of thousands of fake perfumes are used by Europeans without knowing the health risks

– Organized crime networks earn dozens of millions of Euro from this business as the criminal penalties are much lower than for drug dealing or sex traffic.

– Inaction by representatives of luxury brand owners means that counterfeit brands can legally enter the EU market – even if the dodgy products are caught by custom officers.

In Time for Valentine’s Day — CBP Seizes $31 Million in Fake Perfume

Release Date: February 13, 2018 – https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/time-valentine-s-day-cbp-seizes-31-million-fake-perfume

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and import specialists assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport complex have seized 475,056 bottles of imported perfume bearing counterfeit trademarks in the recent months leading up to Valentine’s Day. If genuine, the seized perfumes had an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price of more than $31 million.