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Guatemala police nets 1m counterfeit discs in city raids
More than one million counterfeit discs containing pirated music and films were seized by police in a major street operation in downtown Guatemala City last week. In addition to the counterfeit discs, police also seized 45 CD-R/DVD-R burners, audio and television equipment, as well as thousands of counterfeit inlay cards.
Guatemalan National Police worked in co-ordination with the Attorney General's Office to launch a massive raid involving 560 officers on 9 February 2007. The officers raided 80 points of sale in the infamous Avenida market.
Says Raul Vazquez, head of IFPI's Latin American regional office, "We congratulate the Guatemalan police officials for a job well done and look forward to more operations like this in the near future."
The operation took place shortly after police, prosecutors and judges participated in a three-day anti-piracy seminar hosted by the US Department of Justice, the American Embassy and supported by various industry representatives including IFPI, which represents the recording industry worldwide and MPA, which represents the film industry.
Story filed 01.03.07
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