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Latest News - 2016

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Benefit fraudster operated counterfeit goods empire from home

19 March 2016

19.03.16 - Lynn James, of Keyes Street, Barrow, was handed a suspended sentence at Barrow Crown Court.

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Doncaster TS seize 85,000 counterfeit cigarettes

18 March 2016

18.03.16 - A Doncaster Council spokesman said that many of the illegal cigarettes were ‘found in covert hiding places including secret doors and hidden panels accessed by remote control buttons and special levers.'

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3 people face jail for selling counterfeit goods on eBay

18 March 2016

18.03.16 - Gang made tens of thousands from selling fake clothing, including One Direction garments, on eBay.

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Prison sentence for Lydney shop owner who used fake ceiling to hide counterfeit tobacco

17 March 2016

17.03.16 - Amir Muhammad Karim, 32, of 29 Shobnall Close, Derby; the owner of Quick Stop on Forest Road, was sentenced on Monday at Cheltenham Magistrates Court.

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PIPCU says IP crime is worth fighting

17 March 2016

17.03.16 - Speaking at the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys' (ITMA) spring conference in London today, March 17, detective inspector Mick Dodge said that while intellectual property “may not seem” like a significant issue, the effects of infringement and counterfeiting are widely felt.

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Sentence deferred on Beauly & Kiltarlity counterfeit dealer

17 March 2016

17.03.16 - A Kiltarlity woman will be sentenced next month after she admitted 15 charges of possessing fake designer clothes, jewellery and electronics for sale.

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Shops across Newcastle selling dodgy cigarettes & booze

17 March 2016

17.03.16 - A Huge haul of dodgy tabs and booze has been seized from shops across Tyneside.

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Illicit tobacco seized from Peterborough shops

17 March 2016

17.03.16 - The raids were made as part of a joint operation between Peterborough Trading Standards, HMRC and Cambridgeshire police.

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Undercover teams have been test purchasing counterfeit cigarettes in and around Bolton

16 March 2016

16.03.16 - The operatives spent Monday and Tuesday in the town testing if shopkeepers and customers in pubs or bars were willing to sell goods under the counter knowing the products were not the real thing.

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Sentenced! Shopkeeper Hishyar Gully hid counterfeit cigs behind hydraulic door

16 March 2016

16.03.16 - Duty evaded on the 11,200 cigarettes and tobacco found was over £4,000.

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