In Fiscal Year 2006, the United States Customs and Border Protection agency seized more than 14,000 counterfeit goods worth more than $155 million.

Source: Department of Homeland Security, “Counterfeit Goods Seizures Up 83% in FY 2006,” Press Release, January 1,, 2007.

Between July 2006 to April 2007, more than 8,300 pieces of pirated Microsoft software were found on British business computers.

Source: Andy McCue, “One-third of businesses run fake Microsoft software,” Silicon.com, April 26, 2007,(accessed: May 1, 2007).

Turkey was the main source of counterfeit food products seized by European Union custom agents in 2006.

Source: European Union, “2006 customs seizures of counterfeit goods – Frequently Asked Questions,” Press Release, May 31, 2007.

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).

New Zealand officials have stated that there has been a 300 percent increase in counterfeit seizures between 2001 and 2007.

Source: “Counterfeit crime on increase,” One News, January 25, 2007.

According to drug trade experts, between 10 to 15 percent of the volume of drugs being smuggled across the border get seized.

Source: Tyche Hendricks, “On The Border: Smuggling a whole lot of drugs a little at a time,” San Francisco Chronicle, January 28, 2007.

Around 5 million pirated movie and music discs were seized in Malaysia in 2006, with 780 people being arrested.

Source: Enlai Yeoh, Associated Press, ” Dogs used to tackle movie, music piracy,” The Wichita Eagle, March 13, 2007.

Between January and June 2007, a half-year record of 331,136 counterfeit items were seized in Japan.

Source: Kyodo News, “Fake brand seizures ht new half-year high,” Japan Times, August 24, 2007.

In 2006, $1.6 Billion worth of counterfeit goods were seized in Germany, more than five times the 2005 total.

In the United States, 81 percent of counterfeit goods seized by the Custom Department in Fiscal Year 2006 was produced in China.

Source: Associated Press, ” Counterfeit consumer goods could present health and safety risks,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 12, 2007.