Raids carried out since the start of the year seized more than 63,000 counterfeit items worth upwards of £5.1m, says PIPCU.
The book is based on face-to-face interviews with counterfeiters based in China's counterfeiting hub Guangzhou.
Brett Lemieux was found to have died by his own hand shortly after posting a 'manifesto' online detailing his activities.
He takes the role with a remit to help expand IOTA's membership, boost member engagement and strengthen relationships.
Reports suggest four traders, four manufacturing units, and two unnamed individuals are named as defendants in the suit.
The operation focused on cross-boundary transshipments by sea cargo and local deliveries and netted 157,000 suspected fakes.
The Dark Side of Imitation – Counterfeit Alcohol and the Fight for Safety
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has published a white paper on the scourge of counterfeit alcohol in response to a string of high-profile incidents that have claimed hundreds of lives.
The document details some of the most notorious incidents in recent years and explains how a brand protection standard (BPS) developed by TAPA Asia Pacific (TAPA APAC) can strengthen the supply chain against counterfeit goods by encouraging logistics companies to "design out" vulnerabilities. Read more