Counterfeit fragrances in Latin America
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
San Jose, Costa Rica factory seized Dec. 11 for illegally manufacturing fragrances trademarked by Unilever Prestige, Estee Lauder and Puig, Unilever announces. Fragrances were part of illegal distribution network throughout Central America, firm says. Indictments pending against Pedro Sandi et al., the alleged ringleader of the extensive Central American operation. Unilever initiated investigation in Costa Rica in April and worked with state prosecutor's office in San Jose to execute the bust. Unilever recently seized several trailers of counterfeit product in Indonesia (1"The Rose Sheet" Dec. 10, In Brief)...
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