# Fake goods, real danger: the €83 billion business behind Europe’s illicit trade

https://mins.news/en/item/40342

- euronews, 2026-09-01 13:00 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/2026/09/01/fake-goods-real-danger-the-83-billion-business-behind-europes-illicit-trade

> A concealed organised-crime network is flooding European markets with counterfeit goods worth billions of euros. Investigators warn that consumers may be unknowingly financing the operation.

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