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Latest News - 2015

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Shopkeeper sentenced after £11K worth of counterfeit cigarettes & tobacco seized

26 August 2015

26.08.15 - Muhammad Amir had hidden the items, which were discovered during four separate visits by trading standards officers to Bits ‘n' Bobs in Dale Street.

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Gedling brothers jailed for their role in Notts' counterfeit tobacco trade

25 August 2015

25.08.15 - Paul Dye (53) and and Peter Dye (59) received two year and 12 month sentences respectively.

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Chloroform may be in counterfeit vodka labelled as Russian Empire found in Colchester

23 August 2015

23.08.15 - Vodka thought to be laced with chloroform and other dangerous chemicals has been seized by police in Colchester.

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Man who sold counterfeit fags at shop in Stapleford sentenced

21 August 2015

21.08.15 - Aram Majid-Amin, from Derby, the manager of the Robert Bower retail shop - was sentenced to a 100 hour community punishment order and told to pay £1,130 prosecution costs by Mansfield Magistrates after he admitted possessing dangerous products and goods with a false trade mark with the intention of selling them.

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Brierley Hill businessman ordered to pay back nearly £70k for selling counterfeit DVDs

20 August 2015

20.08.15 - Simon Newby was previously jailed for 16 months after admitting 14 charges relating to breaches of registered trademarks.

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£8k of counterfeit goods hidden in ceiling of Rugby shop

20 August 2015

20.08.15 - Scamp the sniffer dog was taking part in a community demonstration with his handler and Warwickshire Trading Standards Officers today (Thursday August 20) when the team received a tip off from a member of the public.

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Illegal cigarettes & suspect counterfeit tobacco seized

20 August 2015

20.08.15 - igan Council's Trading Standards team executed a warrant on the premises on Leigh Road in Leigh which saw an illegal stash of 4,000 cigarettes and 1.7kg of tobacco being seized.

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Pay back time for fraudster who sold counterfeit goods

19 August 2015

19.08.15 - A total of 159 counterfeit items were seized by trading standards officers from her and included Polo by Ralph Lauren, Adidas and Nike branded clothing items, UGG footwear, Vans shoes, Vivienne Westwood jewellery and Calvin Klein underwear.

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European store may lose licence over illicit goods

17 August 2015

17.08.15 - A Spalding European off-
licence is in danger of losing its licence after it was found to be selling counterfeit 
alcohol and illicit cigarettes.

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