ICE has become the leading agency surrounding the investigation of IP theft to include those illicit activities associated with that theft such as smuggling and money laundering. Counterfeit products are being targeted and seized on a daily basis entering ports, airports, and other points of entry into the US. The goal of ICE is not limited to targeting and seizure of counterfeit products but is meant to impede the manufacturing, distribution, sales, and financing of those TCOs and other criminal elements involved in IP theft which cannot be done without the support from the other intelligence agencies who are assisting ICE through the NIPRCC. Besides ICE and the other government agencies, US industry has also been encouraged to participate
