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12 January 2016
12.01.16 - The 290 imitations shipped in from China were detected before they could be transported to an address in Glasgow.
11 January 2016
11.01.16 - Fizan Tahir, a dentist, registered in Hounslow, has been summoned to appear before the General Dental Council's Professional Conduct Committee on 18 January 2016. He is charged with purchasing counterfeit and non-compliant dental equipment for the Tooth Booth practices between February 2012 and November 2013.
11 January 2016
11.01.16 - Lin, 37, of Highgate Street, Edge Hill, was jailed for four weeks by magistrates. He admitted having 448 counterfeit DVDs - two of which did not display age classification certificates - in his possession. He was arrested outside the Adelphi Hotel in Lime Street in 2014 when he was found to be carrying 136 knock-off DVDs.
08 January 2016
08.01.16 - Trading Standards officers said fake tobacco can contain highly dangerous ingredients such as cyanide, plastic, sand, insects and rat droppings.
07 January 2016
07.01.16 - tobacco and more than 1,000 litres of illicit beer and vodka, which contained toxic methanol 150 times the legal limit, were discovered.
06 January 2016
06.01.16 - At corner shops, in car washes, and in transactions outside tube stations, people are buying and selling untaxed cigarettes smuggled into the country by organised criminal networks. In the worst instances, counterfeit cigarettes are pumped full of anything from rat droppings, to human faeces.
06 January 2016
06.01.16 - Police said around 1000 members of crime groups are currently working in rackets including drugs, prostitution, money laundering, tobacco smuggling, counterfeit goods and extortion, in the Glasgow area.
06 January 2016
06.01.16 - A STORE has been stripped of its alcohol licence after two seizures of counterfeit tobacco and cigarettes in just three months.
05 January 2016
05.01.16 - Senior staff and the company that owned a convenience store will have to pay out thousands of pounds for offences including the under-age sale of alcohol and possessing counterfeit tobacco.
04 January 2016
04.01.16 - An events company responsible for a string of high-profile concerts around Teesside been fined £2,240 for selling counterfeit vodka.
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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.