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Latest News - 2015

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Bishop Auckland raids

19 February 2015

19.02.15 - ...“Anyone found guilty of supplying counterfeit tobacco could face up to 10 years in jail and unlimited fines. In addition, their assets may be seized through proceeds of crime action."

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Newcastle shop raids see thousands of illegal cigarettes found

19 February 2015

19.02.15 - Sniffer dogs discovered illegal cigarettes and rolling tobacco worth thousands of pounds in a series of swoops on Tyneside.

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'Fake' vodka raid

18 February 2015

18.02.15 - MORAY Council's trading standards and environmental health teams have seized over 200 bottles of vodka from a Moray retailer.

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Counterfeit Glen's Vodka being sold in London

18 February 2015

18.02.15 - The Food Standards Agency is warning about counterfeit Glen's Vodka on sale “in several locations around the UK” - but it has highlighted a few tell-tale mistakes that should alert customers.

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Halliwell shop owner fined £10,000

18 February 2015

18.02.15 - A SNIFFER dog found more than 3,500 cigarettes sold without health warnings hidden in the counter of a food shop in Halliwell. Farhad Babaker was fined £10,000 at court on Monday after his business, Roman Mini Market, was raided by Bolton Council Trading Standards on January 21 last year.

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Counterfeit cosmetics pose real threat, so be aware says CTPA

18 February 2015

18.02.15 - The Cosmetics Toiletry and Perfumery Association has urged consumers to be wary of counterfeit products which are appearing in the cosmetics market and pose a serious threat to safety, as well as to consumer trust in the industry.

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Cash boost in fight against fake goods

17 February 2015

17.02.15 - A GOVERNMENT minister is visiting Southampton today to announce a funding boost to stop millions of pounds worth of counterfeit goods pouring in to the UK. Consumer Affairs Minister Jo Swinson will announce £400,000 of extra funding for trading standards officers to continue their crackdown on fake goods shipped into the city's docks.

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Antifreeze brand-name vodka fakers raided in Derbyshire

17 February 2015

17.02.15 - Raid comes as part of ‘Operation Opson IV', in which Interpol and Europol have seized 2,500 tonnes of illicit food and drink

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Ingoldmells market traders in court

16 February 2015

16.02.15 - Three Ingoldmells market traders appeared before a court charged with selling counterfeit goods on their stall. Iftakhar Ahmed, 40, of Boxwich Road, Walsall, and Hassan Iftakhar, 23, also of Boxwich Road, Walsall, entered no plea to possession of goods with a false trade mark for sale.

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Sunderland woman faces charges over 1,300 fake goods

16 February 2015

16.02.15 - A WOMAN has appeared in court charged with having more than 1,300 counterfeit items of clothing, electrical goods and fashion accessories for sale. Victoria Trott faces 27 counts of offering or exposing for sale goods bearing a false trademark at her home in Redesdale Road, Redhouse, Sunderland, on Thursday, January 29.

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