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Latest News - Cigarettes & tobacco

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Online ‘trader' caught with nearly 200,000 counterfeit cigarettes

17 October 2017

...in his van on the M6 tried to claim his illegal haul was washing-up liquid.

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Shop worker jailed over £40K haul of illegal cigarettes

12 October 2017

Ali, 25, of Norton Street, Radford, pleaded guilty to two charges relating to the unauthorised use of a trademark and one of failing to specify health warnings, all on November 23 last year.

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Counterfeit goods seized during raids in Belfast

07 October 2017

Detectives have seized thousands of pounds worth of counterfeit goods from paramilitaries following a raid in Belfast.

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Essex retailer pleads guilty to selling counterfeit tobacco

06 October 2017

An Essex-based convenience store has been fined thousands of pounds after pleading guilty to a number offences of supplying counterfeit, incorrectly marked and unsafe cigarettes and tobacco.

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New campaign warns ‘there's more at stake when it's a fake'

25 September 2017

The campaign highlights the many consequences of buying counterfeit goods online. One of the main consequences of buying counterfeit goods on websites, social media and online is identity crime. When buying items, people will part with personal details such as their address and financial information which allows fraudsters to set-up new websites selling counterfeit goods in their name.

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Jail sentence for selling counterfeit cigarettes

25 September 2017

A man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and his elderly accomplices given suspended sentences after all three pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit cigarettes.

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Counterfeit 'Amber Leaf, Golden Virginia and Mayfair' tobacco seized in raid

23 September 2017

A Lincolnshire shop has been raided three times in six months and each time counterfeit tobacco was found on sale, Lincoln Crown Court was told.

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Illegal stash of tobacco worth £6,800 seized from car

21 September 2017

The counterfeit goods were discovered by Gloucestershire County Council's trading standards team, who forced entry to the vehicle on Tuesday morning.

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Counterfeit cigarettes and alcohol seized from Ealing shops

20 September 2017

Thousands of pounds of dodgy goods have been seized in raids in Southall and Greenford.

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Intellectual Property Crime on the Darknet

20 September 2017

Intellectual Property (IP) crime is committed when someone uses an intellectual property right without the authorisation of its owner. Counterfeiting and piracy are terms used to describe a range of illicit activities related to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) infringement. Most counterfeit goods infringe a trademark, which means that a good is produced without the authorisation of its rights holder. Piracy refers to the illegal use of literary and artistic works protected by copyrights. Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) are increasingly involved in the violation of IPR

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About ACG

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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