The Guardia di Finanza announced the arrest of nine individuals connected to a trafficking ring dealing in counterfeit retro video game consoles, seizing over $50 million in goods.
Dubbed 'Coin-Up 80', the investigation led to the confiscation of approximately 12,000 fake consoles loaded with over 47 million pirated video games, with a total value exceeding €47.5 million.
Italian police revealed the counterfeit consoles originated from China, with local distribution by Italian companies, and confirmed that the devices did not meet European consumer safety standards.
Historically, Italy has been a hotspot for video game piracy, where from the mid-'80s to the early 2000s, piracy thrived due to lax protections for video games.
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