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04 May 2017
Patrick Sludds, 62, was captured on CCTV cameras selling the counterfeit goods from his car and in various locations around Darlington town centre. When enforcement officers knocked on his door he was found to have 692 packs of Regal King Size Cigarettes, 629 packs of Mayfair King Size Cigarettes and 69 50g packs of Golden Virginia Hand Rolling Tobacco.
02 May 2017
The hearing was told undercover officers had been sold fake and non-duty paid cigarettes and tobacco numerous times between March last year and January. Even when the shop was raided and counterfeit products removed, it was quickly re-stocked and sales continued.
28 April 2017
28.04.17 - Almost 6,000 raids led to the recovery of 1,700kg of drugs with a street value of €30m, while more than 71,000 counterfeit goods such as watches and clothing were taken in by the authorities. Just under 1,600 vehicles were seized.
20 April 2017
An Exeter shopkeeper has been found guilty of selling ‘fake' branded tobacco and avoiding paying more than £25,700 of duty.
13 April 2017
13.04.17 - James Anderson, 58, from Solihull, was been ordered to pay £150,000 while Phillip O'Brien, 54, from Stratford upon Avon has to pay £20,178 and Nicholas Edmunds, 54, from Walsall, must pay £2,367.
11 April 2017
11.04.17 - The first bank holiday of the year also marks the beginning of the car boot sale and markets season.
07 April 2017
07.04.17 - It follows raids on seven off-licences and shops in Armley last week, which uncovered a large amount of illegal cigarettes being sold for as little as £3 per packet.
05 April 2017
05.04.17 - A SHOPKEEPER covered packets of counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco with coffee to throw sniffer dogs off the scent, a court heard. Mohammed Bouchaab, of Darlington, then hid the stash in fridges at the back of the Berushka shop on Hartington Road, Stockton.
31 March 2017
31.03.17 - Consignments made out to be genuine brands are being sold by people using fake profiles on buy and sell pages for the south-east of England. The cut-price tobacco and cigarettes are being sold through the social media site's Marketplace pages and offer hand delivery.
23 March 2017
23.03.17 - How do EU citizens perceive intellectual property? To what degree do they respect intellectual property rights? How does their perception change based on how old they are or where they live? Through a series of in-depth studies, EUIPO has carried out the first EU-wide assessment of citizen perception of IP, and the relevant drivers of consumer behaviours.
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