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09 March 2017
09.03.17 - Since last November, officers at East Midlands Airport seized more than 114,000 items, with an estimated retail value of more than £4.5 million.
09 March 2017
09.03.17 - A whistleblower wants authorities to stamp out sales of illegal cigarettes, booze and fake designer brands on social media in Spalding.
06 March 2017
06.03.17 - Thousands of fake fags were discovered by Warwickshire Police after the van carrying them crashed and rolled into a nearby farmer's field - leaving a trail of cigarette packets in its wake.
02 March 2017
02.03.17 - BoF lifts the lid on the shadowy market in fake fashion and what the UK's special anti-counterfeiting police unit — the only one of its kind in the world — is doing about it.
02 March 2017
02.03.17 - Police officers seized packets of cigarettes from a shop in the Eastwood area following a tip-off that counterfeit cigarettes were being sold to children.
01 March 2017
01.03.17 - Detectives are investigating a suspected counterfeit whisky operation which could have netted hundreds of thousands of pounds in illegal profits.
26 February 2017
26.02.17 - Hersh Kareen Hasson, 31 of St Anne's Close, Derby, and Shakawan Salah, 38 of Low Street, Sutton-in-Ashfield, who jointly run Andrew's News and Booze on Lower Road, pleaded guilty to eight offences against the Trademark Act (1994) and four offences against the Consumer Protection Act (1987). Hasson received a 27-month sentence and Salah was handed a 30-month prison sentence.
23 February 2017
23.02.17 - The first batch – 12 one-litre bottles of vodka, labelled as Glen's – contained methanol, a harmful chemical which if consumed can cause blindness, coma or death.
17 February 2017
17.02.17 - Robert Czernik, aged 35, of Blackbird Close, Poole, Dorset was charged with selling goods likely to be mistaken for a registered trade mark (Trade Marks Act).
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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.
Membership with the ACG is the best way to work with government and enforcement bodies to protect your brand. Our Roadshows and training days help you reach out to police, trading standards and border force officers and tell them about your genuine products.