ANTI-COUNTERFEIT AGENCY BLAMES BORDER STAFF SHORTAGE FOR RISE IN FAKE GOODS

Consumer safety is at risk as counterfeit and substandard goods flood the market. The Anti-Counterfeit Authority, speaking before Parliament’s Public Investments Committee, blamed the surge on a lack of border enforcement officers—only 118 serve the entire country. The agency is now calling for a merger with other regulators to strengthen the fight against illicit trade.