in summarizing the activity for the month of april, glen gieschen, managing director of for the month of april, glen gieschen, managing director of gieschen consultancy stated "more than 90% of counterfeit and piracy activity was the result of seizures by law enforcement, customs, immigration, military and other government agencies which removed the items from the distribution chain. this action prevented trillions of dollars worth of poor quality and hazardous items from finding their way into the hands of consumers