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Latest News - 2015

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22 shops caught selling illicit tobacco in Leeds

30 January 2015

30.01.15 - Continental shops, a city centre pub and a retailer close to Leeds's universities were allegedly among those flogging counterfeit tobacco and illicit whites – cigarettes that have been smuggled into the UK from abroad.

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Police seize £4.5k of counterfeit fags and spirits

29 January 2015

29.01.15 - Specialist police squads and Trading Standards officers swooped on five shops as part of a day of action in north and central Edinburgh earlier this week.

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Shoppers urged to destroy fake Frozen dolls

29 January 2015

29.01.15 - A SENIOR Bradford councillor is warning consumers about fake and potentially dangerous Frozen merchandise which has been found on sale in West Yorkshire.

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Fraudster made £22,000 selling fake Poppy Appeal pins

26 January 2015

26.01.15 - A fraudster made £22,000 selling fake Poppy Appeal and Help for Heroes pins, conning people into thinking they were making charity donations while he pocketed the cash. Jay Meech also sourced and sold counterfeit badges of Premier League clubs including Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Southampton.

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Formal warning issued to shop over sales of fake vodka

23 January 2015

23.01.15 - A SHOP caught selling counterfeit vodka has been given a formal warning by licensing bosses but has managed to keep hold of its alcohol licence. East Euro Food Centre in Whetley Lane, Girlington, Bradford, was found to be selling a spirit called Redwood Vodka, which was not vodka at all.

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Warning Of Counterfeit Drugs...

23 January 2015

23.01.15 - A Shropshire pharmacist has warned residents to make sure they do not fall foul of counterfeit medicines...

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...many fake mobile phone chargers around & they can kill!

22 January 2015

21.01.15 - Reports have been pouring in about the risks posed by the fast increasing numbers of counterfeit or poor quality mobile device chargers that are finding their way onto the British market.

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Council tackles illegal traders

22 January 2015

22.01.15 - TENS of thousands of pounds were recovered as 60 cases of illegal trading were tackled in Caerphilly county borough last year. Officers responded to consumer complaints and intelligence over motor vehicles, trade marks (counterfeiting), illicit tobacco sales and more.

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Pay back time for pair behind £17m counterfeit goods scam

21 January 2015

21.01.15 - Two men who were jailed following the seizure in Brent of the largest ever haul of counterfeit goods uncovered in the UK have been ordered to pay back £75,000.

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Man jailed for selling counterfeit goods online

21 January 2015

21.01.15 - A man selling fake perfumes, pocketing over £120,000, has been jailed for 16 months. Patrick Morris, 65, operated his online knock-down-priced business a-bit-of magic.co.uk from his home in Deal. Alongside him in the counterfeit con was godson James Cumming, 42, who described himself as an online shop manager.

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