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The European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol reported in The Hague on Wednesday that it had broken up 11 gangs and seized goods to the value of almost $100 million in a campaign against counterfeit food and beverages. “Food fraud, the counterfeiting of food and beverages, and the abuse of geographical indications constitutes a significant and serious crime area which needs to be tackled on an international level,” Europol said. Goods to the value of €91 million ($98 million) were taken off the market. The agency said that 104 arrest warrants and 184 search warrants had been issued, 278 …

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