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Latest News - 2018

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Police seize haul of counterfeit watches from man at north-east heliport

25 August 2018

Two dozen counterfeit watches have been seized from an offshore worker at the heliport at Aberdeen International Airport.

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Fake designer clothing seized from Peterborough car boot sale

24 August 2018

On August 19 Trading Standards officers carried out inspections at the ‘Bizzy Boot' sale, which is held in Wellington Street car park every Sunday. A number of stalls were found selling counterfeit goods, including Christian Dior Perfumes, Chanel Perfumes, Hugo Boss Perfumes, Nike Trainers, Armani Clothing and Adidas Clothing.

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Council Cuts To Trading Standards Leaving Vulnerable At Mercy Of Scammers

21 August 2018

Experts fear passing off fakes and dangerous products could get easier.

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ACG highlight an enforcement structure that's creaking

20 August 2018

Recent newspaper articles and headlines have complained about passport queues and Heathrow's failure to meet immigration control targets, on more than 6,000 occasions. This visibly brings to light and supports the concerns that ACG has raised with Government for the past six years. In short, our whole enforcement structure is creaking.

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Gangsters are flooding Britain with fake goods...

20 August 2018

Cuts to the number of officials patrolling the borders is allowing organised gangs to smuggle fake goods into Britain unchecked.

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Shopkeeper's tax evasion on 720,000 fake cigarettes was 'enough to fund eight nurses'

20 August 2018

He was found with the goods while serving a suspended prison sentence for a similar offence.

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Cornwall men who sold £2m worth of counterfeit goods sentenced

17 August 2018

A postmaster and his cousin imported and sold more than £2m of fake goods, including toys, musical instruments and car badges.

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Shopkeeper fined £1,520 for fake phone chargers and batteries

16 August 2018

Along with the health and safety risks of counterfeit goods, the items are likely to be substandard and of poor quality, with items being more likely to break or fail earlier.

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Wrexham couple plead guilty to producing fake football and motorbike souvenirs

16 August 2018

The pair were discovered manufacturing wall decals/stickers of a number of Premier League football clubs.

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Huge haul of fake Nike trainers seized by police from back of van

14 August 2018

Officers and their police dogs were tipped off by a local resident about the 'suspicious activity' and soon discovered the huge haul of dodgy goods.

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