320,000 fake handbags seized in Italy

22/08/2013
Police in Italy have seized 320,000 counterfeit handbags and accessories with fake labels of Gucci and Prada and shut down 15 websites selling illegal luxury items.

The operation is the latest in a crackdown that has led to the seizure of 64 million fake goods this year and 50 arrests of people.

"The organisation was run by Italians, Romanians, Senegalese and Moroccans and production took place in Campania and Lombardy," the police said.