Police in Italy “smashed” a videogame trafficking ring, studies the BBC. They seized faux classic Nintendo, Sega and Atari consoles that did not meet strict security requirements, in addition to counterfeit video games — together with Mario Bros., Road Fighter and Star Wars — that collectively had been price nearly €50m ($55.5m)
Round 12,000 consoles holding over 47 million pirated video video games had been seized by police, Alessandro Langella, head of the financial crime unit for Turin’s monetary police, advised the AFP information company… They had been “all from China” and had been imported to be bought in specialised outlets or on-line, Mr Langella mentioned…
The seized video games have been destroyed. 9 Italian nationals have been arrested and charged with buying and selling in counterfeited items. If discovered responsible, they resist eight years in jail.
