Russia had 1,628 cases of counterfeit goods investigations in 2006

Posted on April 27, 2008
Filed Under Europe, counterfeit and piracy |

According to the Russian News and Information Agency, “Russian customs bodies uncovered 1,628 cases of counterfeit goods in 2006, up four-fold from 390 cases in 2005.”

Source: “Import of counterfeit goods up four-fold in Russia in 2006,” RIA Novosti, April 25, 2007,(accessed: April 26, 2007).

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