The illegal manufacturing and sale of counterfeit goods is one of the primary concerns of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the HSI-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), which includes many federal and international partners. The practice endangers public health, the economy and restricts the competitiveness of U.S. products in the global market.
As part of those efforts, Operation Team Player, an ongoing effort developed by the IPR Center to crackdown on the illegal importation of counterfeit sports apparel and merchandise, has worked through the year to identify warehouses, stores, flea markets, online vendors and street vendors selling counterfeit and game-related sportswear and tickets throughout the country. The IPR Center leads coordinated efforts with major sporting leagues to target contraband that impacts the economy, enables additional criminality and poses health and safety hazards to the public.
Teamwork will be the key to success on and off the field during Super Bowl LII. For HSI, the enormity of the task will be met with personnel who will be prepared to successfully execute the agency’s game plan.
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