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Latest News - 2018

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1000s of counterfeit cigarettes seized in crackdown on crime in Barnsley

12 October 2018

Drugs and stolen items were also seized during a number of raids.

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How Border Force officers protect shoppers by stopping fake goods reaching the high street

12 October 2018

The counterfeit goods trade is a trillion-pound business fuelled by the insatiable demand for branded products. Intellectual property (IP) crime has a devastating effect on communities where people often work in appalling conditions and earn a pittance producing fake goods.

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Crawley woman sentenced over counterfeit clothes

11 October 2018

Trading Standards say in a statement that they first became aware of Bryant in April 2017 when they received a complaint that someone was selling counterfeit goods on Facebook under the name Lucy Brown.

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Fraudster who sold counterfeit Nike trainers on eBay ordered to pay back £36,570

11 October 2018

Burnley magistrates heard 30-year-old Shakeel Razzaq regularly sold counterfeit goods from his home in Smith Street, Nelson.

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Fined: Owners of Barking shop caught selling illegal cigarettes

10 October 2018

Councillor Margaret Mullane, cabinet member for enforcement, said: “Selling illegal and counterfeit cigarettes is not a victimless crime, and we are determined to prevent these dangerous items from being sold in our borough...

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Businesses recognised for tackling counterfeit goods in Scotland

05 October 2018

COUNTERFEIT goods have become the scourge of businesses and law enforcement and now Royal Mail and the Vue Cinema Group have become the first businesses to be recognised for their efforts in tackling trade in them.

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Counterfeiter charged after being caught selling clothes on Facebook

03 October 2018

Arron Black of Garndiffaith was selling fake jackets and shoes displaying the brands of Adidas, Nike, Timberland, Ralph Lauren and North Face.

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Cwmbran trader prosecuted for selling counterfeit goods

29 September 2018

Fake brands on offer included Radley, Liverpool Football Club, Simpsons and Minions.

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ACG brand members deliver counterfeit training at Tilbury Port

28 September 2018

Officers from Tilbury Port were joined by global brands on Wednesday at a training day arranged by the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG).

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Blackhall shopkeeper stocked fake Lacoste and Nike goods

28 September 2018

After undergoing a search of the shop, known as The Winestore, items of counterfeit clothing and a fake set of GHD hair straighteners were found by officers in the storeroom at the back of the premises.

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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.

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