The value of counterfeit goods confiscated on Sunday by customs
officers in the Czech Republic's second largest city of Brno has been
estimated at 105 million crowns - the equivalent of around 5 million US
dollars. Most of the products confiscated at warehouses were imitation
brand-name goods: perfumes, textiles, shoes, and entertainment goods,
weighing in at a total of around 50 tonnes. A spokesman said the raid
was part of a nationwide operation, code named Marie, targeted at
counterfeited products.