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15 March 2016
15.03.16 - Qamar Shahzad, from Wellesey Road, Ilford, admitted to 12 offences of selling counterfeit items at the Sunday market, including a fake Tiffany-style necklace.
14 March 2016
14.03.16 - A massive haul of illicit tobacco seized by trading standards investigators is being recycled by a charity… as mulch for the garden.
14 March 2016
14.03.16 - The illegal trade in counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco can be a major source of funding for organised crime groups.
13 March 2016
13.03.16 - Visitors can win £50 Argos vouchers at the events taking place across the borough from March 14-18th.
12 March 2016
12.03.16 - “A lot of the stuff is smuggled into the country by organised criminal gangs. People tempted to buy should recognise they are funding organised crime as the money is reinvested into other criminal enterprises.â€
11 March 2016
10.03.16 - Organised crime & counterfeit goods go hand in hand: crack cocaine, digital scales and several bags and wraps of cannabis were found in the bar and toilets. Yesterday's licensing sub-committee heard that the air was pungent with cannabis when around 40 officers with sniffer dogs arrived. They also uncovered £800 of herbal cannabis in the upstairs living quarters and cannabis production equipment in the cellar. Some 35 pouches of Golden Virginia tobacco and six large bottles of vodka, thought to be contraband, along with suspected counterfeit clothing was also found. Four people were arrested.
10 March 2016
10.03.16 - A Bognor Regis shop employee who was caught selling illegal tobacco has been ordered to pay £2,000 in costs by Worthing magistrates.
09 March 2016
09.03.16 - Trading Standards officers seized the toys after spotting them during spot checks on stalls in central Harrow and tracked down the supplier, Dashmesh Company Ltd, and its director Jalinder Ahuja.
09 March 2016
09.03.16 - Illegal cigarettes includes those that are counterfeit, smuggled, non-duty paid and some not having the appropriate health warnings in English.
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ACG represents more than 3,000 brands affected by this influx of fakes into the UK and delivers an international network of information, advice and contacts on all aspects of IP protection. Working with Government and law enforcement agencies since 1980, ACG is focused on providing an effective and sustained response to counterfeiting.
Membership with the ACG is the best way to work with government and enforcement bodies to protect your brand. Our Roadshows and training days help you reach out to police, trading standards and border force officers and tell them about your genuine products.