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.

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Italy's financial police say they have successfully busted a ring that specialized in importing bootleg vintage video game consoles from China. According to the Italian authorities, the thousands of counterfeit consoles also contained millions of popular video games from the '80s and '90s.

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 announced on Friday that they had seized counterfeit retro gaming consoles and video games worth nearly €50 million ($55.5 million).

An alleged vintage gaming trafficking ring was recently busted up in Italy. Authorities say 12,000 counterfeit copies of the Atari 2600, SNES, and Sega Genesis, collectively housing millions of pirated games,

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).