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Latest News - 2017

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Shoppers warned of counterfeit perfume con

10 August 2017

Officers have received reports that a group of men in the town centre at Maidstone have been selling perfume from carrier bags at lower than retail prices to pedestrians.

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Border Force seize £200,000 of counterfeit make-up brushes

10 August 2017

John Oldham, Assistant Director Border Force, said: “The international trade in counterfeit goods undercuts honest traders, and is linked to serious and organised crime, sweatshop working practices, child labour, and even the funding of terrorism. Unsuspecting customers are also left out of pocket with inferior and potentially dangerous goods.”

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Counterfeit Goods Seller Jailed

09 August 2017

Paul Bow and Daniel Bow of William Street, Merthyr Tydfil pleaded guilty to offences under the Trade Marks Act. These matters related to the sale of counterfeit goods following an investigation carried out by Merthyr Tydfil Trading Standards Service.

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Counterfeit merchandise worth nearly £23,000 seized during Manchester United friendly

08 August 2017

Out of 21 vendors inspected near last Wednesday's game at the Aviva stadium, 17 were found to be selling counterfeit products, which police say can be used to fund organised crime groups.

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Conman fined - counterfeit phone cases & print toners

04 August 2017

Kasimali Hajiyani, 34, sold thousands of pounds worth of counterfeit toners, memory cards and mobile phone accessories via his company KAS Trading UK Limited.

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Shopkeeper sentenced for selling potentially dangerous counterfeit lighters

03 August 2017

Harpreet Singh, 31, admitting to a string of trademark and safety offences after lighters he was selling were seized during a Trading Standards inspection.

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Multi Agency Operation - €25,000 Counterfeit Products Seized

02 August 2017

Gardaí have seized counterfeit goods with an estimated street value of € 25,000 during the Manchester United v Sampdoria match in Dublin 4 on Wednesday 2nd August 2017.

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The Scottish Anti Illicit Trade Group, (SAITG)

01 August 2017

Newsletter - August 2017

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Dangerous counterfeit products continue to flood into the UK

31 July 2017

A dramatic rise in the number of goods seized by Customs in 2016 that were potentially dangerous, has resulted in serious questions being asked about whether the UK Government is ignoring the plight of innocent consumers by failing to prevent a tidal wave of counterfeit products from entering the country.

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Dentists warned not to purchase counterfeit dental equipment

31 July 2017

These warnings come after a recent GDC hearing found a dentist guilty of purchasing non-compliant and counterfeit dental equipment from an online auction website, resulting in the dentist's registration being suspended for three months.

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