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Earlier this year, a Colombian law firm conducted raids in liaison with the Policia Fiscal y Aduanera on counterfeit bearings identified with the trademark “FAG”, owned by Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (also known as The Schaeffler Group). After six months of investigative monitoring, authorities were able to seize 39,997 counterfeit items with a value estimated at $1,816,106 USD. The Schaeffer Group, a privately owned major manufacturer of rolling element bearings for automotive, aerospace, and industrial uses, typically supplies products for applications in 60 industrial sectors,

On October 19, 2015, the Unreal Campaign visited Universidad Externado de Colombia. INTA member Claudette Vernot (Estrategia Juridica) and her team (Estrategia Juridica Nacional e Internacional) presented a one-day lesson plan to a group of 25 students at the School of Finance, Government and International Relations. The event covered consumer protection and the alarming reality of counterfeits in the Colombian marketplace.

The event emphasized that counterfeiting covers not only the more commonly-known products sold on the streets, such as clothing and handbags, but also medical