Some 42,000 counterfeit DVDs and CDs transported from Nigeria by three Senegalese traders were seized at Dakar international airport, Senegalese customs officials said Wednesday.
"42,000 counterfeit DVDs and CDs were seized on Saturday at the Dakar airport. They were concealed in wrapped cartons," said Mamadou Ba, spokesman for the Senegalese customs office.
According to Ba, the fake DVDs and CDs, coming from Nigeria and valued at some 60 million CFA francs (around 92,000 euros, 120,000 US dollars), were seized from three Senegalese people and were bound for the Senegalese market.
Some of the seized DVDs included pornographic films, Ba said.
This latest incident comes five days after a conference in Dakar on fighting counterfeit crime, organized by the Senegalese government and the World Customs Organization.
Armand Jean-Jacques Nanga, director general of Senegal's customs office, made a forecast at the seminar that 2006 is set to become a record year for counterfeit products.
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