Fake condoms, cosmetics, perfumes among €2.5m of goods seized in global operation 

22,000 pirate sites were hit in the investigation

The operation, codenamed In Our Sites (IOS) XI, was co-ordinated by Europol, the EU police agency, and the US National Intellectual Property Rights Co-ordination Centre. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Ireland was one of 26 countries involved in an international operation targeting websites selling fake products. €2.5m worth of counterfeit goods was seized.

The operation, codenamed In Our Sites (IOS) XI, was co-ordinated by Europol, the EU police agency, and the US National Intellectual Property Rights Co-ordination Centre.