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10 August 2017
The huge haul, including Chelsea and Liverpool strips, was recovered in a raid on a warehouse in north Staffordshire in an intelligence-led operation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
28 July 2017
The co-ordinated operation, involving PIPCU and IT networking company Cisco, resulted in two individuals being interviewed under caution and the investigation remains on going.
25 July 2017
Christian Price, 20, pleaded guilty to nine charges at Newport Magistrates' Court, after trading standards officers seized 100 fake items from him, with a street value of around £7,000.
22 July 2017
On the 12th July 2017 at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates Court Lynda Elliott of Hodges Street, Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil pleaded guilty to offences under the Trade Marks Act, Hallmarking Act and safety offences under REACH regulations. These matters related to the sale of jewellery following an investigation carried out by Merthyr Tydfil Trading Standards Service.
20 July 2017
Police and Darlington Borough Council's Trading Standards officers seized the counterfeit products, as well as a large quantity of cash and a sales ledger found in a car owned by Mohamadi.
20 July 2017
The vodka, that could leave drinkers hospitalised or worse, was labelled inside the factory as No 01 Imperial Vodka Blue.
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