MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has long had a problem with piracy and brand counterfeiting, but this week it reached a new height: fake Coca-Cola. As with so many products in Mexico, “the Real Thing” may not be that at all. Mexico City prosecutors said late Wednesday they had raided a property in a rough neighborhood on the city’s east side and found thousands of bottles bearing the Coca-Cola brand. “The prevalence of counterfeit goods at notorious physical marketplaces remains a significant problem, exacerbated by the involvement of transnational criminal organizations,” according to the report, released April 26. For decades, Mexico has had a problem with counterfeiters falsifying everything from name-brand blue jeans and sneakers, to prescription medications.

Source: The Star May 04, 2023 22:01 UTC