The police of Chuzhou announced that they have cracked down on a group that sold counterfeit toothpaste, involving illegal potential value of more than 15 million yuan ($2.3 million). They launched the investigation in March and found the group was selling counterfeits in more than 20 cities nationwide. The police of five provinces launched a joint operation to seize 33 suspects along with about 100,000 tubes of toothpaste and 300,000 packages.