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100s of Glasgow shops & pubs involved in counterfeit tobacco trade which funds terror groups

10 June 2016

10.06.16 - Counterfeit products often come in packaging which is identical to leading brands but experts can identify whether they are fakes by checking serial numbers.

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1000s of counterfeit condoms & syphilis tests seized in West Yorkshire

10 June 2016

10.06.16 - The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recovered the potentially defective goods haul on May 24, as part of an international crackdown on illicit medicines.

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Former snooker pro jailed after international counterfeit erectile dysfunction tablets operation

10 June 2016

10.06.16 - An investigation by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) found that Michie imported more than 1.2 million unlicensed erectile dysfunction tablets and more than 141,000 other illegal medicines including diazepam, worth over £3.5m. He later accepted payment for their sale.

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BAR FINED £6,000 FOR FAKE SMIRNOFF VODKA

08 June 2016

08.06.16 - Mr Maginn potentially put customers at serious risk to boost his profit margins. He was knowingly selling this product in a very popular high street location in a popular seaside town in Northern Ireland and showed a blatant disregard for his customers.

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Euro 2016: Drugs and sex gangs being funded by die-hard England fans

08 June 2016

08.06.16 - DIE-hard England fans are funding drugs, sex gangs and people trafficking ops by buying cheap shirts at Euro 2016. It's believed illegal shirt trade is funding drug-runners, people smugglers and vice gangs because these are the people who control the counterfeiting operations in places like China and Turkey.

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Poundworld & Bargain Buys recall counterfeit fuses which pose 'serious injury' to shoppers

03 June 2016

03.06.16 - It has emerged the product is counterfeit and has been falsely branded as Bussmann.

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Fake Frozen dolls seized in Manchester

31 May 2016

31.05.16 - The firm has been fined almost £6,000, after officers from Manchester City Council Trading Standards discovered the fake Disney goods and seized the dolls.

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Experts warn buying counterfeit goods at markets 'could be funding terrorism'

31 May 2016

31.05.16 - Officers are now warning that while the cheap prices may make it tempting, buying such goods could see your money end up in the hands of terrorists.

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Newtownabbey woman caught with cocaine and counterfeit goods

26 May 2016

26.05.16 - A prosecutor told Belfast Crown Court that during the search, officers located gloves, hats and boots bearing the UGG logo.

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The dangers of bagging a bargain

25 May 2016

25.05.16 - Fake goods are made in unregulated environments, without regard for health and safety regulations, so it's impossible to know what's in them. It's one thing for your counterfeit designer jacket to shed some stitches but quite another to be put in serious danger through no fault of your own.

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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.

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