Portugal´s Authority for Food and Economic Safety (ASAE) has seized counterfeit goods worth €8 million in the first half of 2014.
A total of 2.3 million products have been seized, including clothing, auto parts, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, drugs, cigarettes, electrical items and toys.
This result is a significant improvement on the same period last year when seizures added up to ony €1.3 million.
ASAE commented that the significant rise in results was due to "a new operational strategy, focused on strengthening the efficiency of research and monitoring."
Inspectors made 22 arrests and prosecuted 141 traders.
