Around 12,000 consoles on which more than 47 million pirated video games were illegally stored were seized, for an estimated value of more than €47.5 million (US$52.5 million),” Alessandro Langella, head of the economic crime unit for Turin’s financial police,

Police in Italy have made a number of arrests in connection with counterfeit game consoles. In other words, the cheap knockoff consoles you see listed in online stores that are loaded with hundreds of classic game ROMs.

Italy's financial police dismantled a counterfeit game console and pirated games trafficking ring at an estimated value of around $52.5 million.

Italy's Guardia di Finanza (GdF) law enforcement agency recently announced the results of its "Coin-Up 80" investigation. The Turin division of the GdF successfully dismantled a

Italian police have smashed a gang trafficking fake retro video games from China, seizing a haul that they claimed was worth £40 million.

Authorities in Italy have busted a lucrative retro game trafficking ring which is said to have been suppling fake vintage consoles and games worth almost €50m ($55.5m).

A police action results in a seizure of thousands of fake retro consoles and millions of pirated games with an estimated combined worth of over $50m.