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Latest News - 2015

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Over 4,000 bottles of counterfeit vodka seized in Co Louth

02 December 2015

02.12.15 - The operation, described by a garda spokesman as a “large scale illegal vodka bottle-labelling and stamping plant”, was uncovered by gardaí and Revenue customs officers on Tuesday night.

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Counterfeit Christmas Booze - Don't dice with death!

01 December 2015

01.12.15 - Brain Freeze? Te-killer sunrise? Bloody Scary? Sick on the Beach? Deadly Daiquiri? Gin and Toxic? Could your Christmas cocktail kill you?

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Christmas shoppers warned after Border Force seize counterfeit goods

01 December 2015

01.12.15 - Border Force officers are warning festive shoppers against buying counterfeit goods this Christmas after seizing thousands of fakes at the UK's ports, airports and postal hubs.

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Seized: The counterfeit goods that could have been deadly Christmas presents

01 December 2015

01.12.15 - Chemical-coated toys, flaky makeup, dodgy watches & sham handbags are just some of the counterfeit items worth millions of pounds seized at Manchester Airport.

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11,000 bottles of counterfeit perfume seized at Southampton docks

01 December 2015

01.12.15 - SHOPPERS are being warned not to buy counterfeit merchandise after thousands of fake goods were seized at Southampton port.

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Europol Operation In-Our-Sites (IOS) takes down 999 websites selling counterfeit goods

30 November 2015

30.11.15 - The operation tackled the sale of counterfeit goods (including intellectual property (IP) trademark infringements) and online piracy (IP copyright infringements) on e-commerce platforms and social networks.

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Counterfeit 'Maleficent' dolls which could kill children seized

30 November 2015

30.11.15 - Trading Standards officers discovered the merchandise containing chemicals linked to cancer, asthma and birth defects at Coventry Airport last week.

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It's the most wonderful time of the year — especially for Scammers!

27 November 2015

27.11.15 - Watch out for bogus websites selling counterfeit branded goods and charging genuine prices and be cautious of very low price offers. For links to genuine retailers visit: https://www.brand-i.org/ which is a shopping directory supported by the Trading Standards Institute, so you know it's a reliable source of information.

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Gardaí hunt gang after seizure of 59,000 bottles of counterfeit perfume

27 November 2015

27.11.15 - Counterfeit perfume and aftershave worth up to €2m confiscated in Dublin Port.

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