US, Mexico Customs Agencies Host Conference to Combat Counterfeiting
Customs officials from the U.S. and Mexico conducted a three-day anti-counterfeiting training exercise in Mexico City from July 20 to 22 (here). ICE's Homeland Security Investigations Attaché Office in Mexico City, the HSI-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR…
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Center) and Mexico’s Tax Administration Service collectively hosted the assembly. The training discussions featured discussions of law enforcement on the identification, interdiction, investigation and prosecution of IPR violations. Legal and law enforcement aspects of IPR enforcement, commercial fraud, IPR-related cyber investigations and trade-based money laundering were additional topics discussed, said ICE. “Collaborative training is critical to our binational fight against those behind intellectual property rights violations,” said U.S. Ambassador to Mexico E. Anthony Wayne. “This is not a victimless crime. Every day there are unsuspecting customers buying fake medicine, car parts, circuit breakers, and many other types of substandard material. We must continue our efforts to eradicate this global problem,” he said.