Amazon Says Crimes Unit Disrupted Counterfeit Operations in China

Amazon identified and disrupted three counterfeit operations in China, it said Wednesday, crediting efforts by local public security bureaus and intelligence provided by the company’s counterfeit crimes unit. Law enforcement seized more than 240,000 counterfeit items in the Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces that were imitations of luxury, sports and automotive brands, Amazon said. The seizures of counterfeit goods based on intelligence from Amazon follow similar actions by law enforcement in England and the U.S. that took place in California and New Jersey, it said. Any infringing listings connected to these cases were eliminated, it said.