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Drugs, Guns & Fake Kicks: Inside The Counterfeit Economy

21 December 2016

Counterfeit designer clothing is a trillion dollar business that relies on consumers' thirst for bargain shopping to line the pockets of terrorists, drug dealers, and human traffickers.

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More than £2 million worth of counterfeit goods have been seized in Cornwall since April

16 December 2016

16.12.16 - Both Devon and Cornwall Police and Cornwall Trading Standards have been cracking down on people selling fake designer items on social media such as Facebook.

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Fake goods in £3.5m haul seized from Wellesbourne Market

16 December 2016

16.12.16 - Fake designer gear and dodgy electricals taken in raid.

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Operation sees £1 million of counterfeit items seized

16 December 2016

16.12.16 - The operation is the latest phase of Operation Jasper, a long running campaign co-ordinated by the National Markets Group and Trading Standards, with the aim of tackling the sale of unsafe counterfeit goods on social media.

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Multi agency operation sees more than £3million of suspected counterfeit goods seized at Wellesbourne Market

14 December 2016

13.12.16 - In a joint operation with members of the Anti Counterfeiting Group (ACG) and National Markets Group (NMG), Warwickshire Police seized nearly £3.5million in suspected counterfeit and unsafe goods during from Wellesbourne Market on Saturday (December 10).

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Fake Free Newport – protecting customers and businesses

07 December 2016

07.12.16 - Newport City Council has today launched a campaign to make the city free of fake and counterfeit goods and services.

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Traders sign pledge to stop dangerous & illegal counterfeit goods

22 November 2016

22.11.16 - Traders at Leighton Buzzard's Tuesday Market are on the look-out for illegal and possibly dangerous goods on sale. They've signed an agreement with the council in the run-up to Christmas, to stop fakes being sold.

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£17bn of fake goods 'costing tens of thousands of British jobs'

22 November 2016

22.11.16 - The rise of online shopping has bolstered the counterfeit economy, with UK consumers now twice as likely to see fakes on sale online as they were a year ago, according to new data released by the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr) and online brand specialist NetNames.

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Harrow market trader fined for selling counterfeit designer goods

18 November 2016

18.11.16 - Nigina Akram, 38, of Edgware held hundreds of fake designer goods at her stall which included well-known brands such as Burberry and Chanel.

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Multi-agency task force targets street peddlers in Leeds

26 October 2016

26.10.16 - The shutters came down for illegal traders in Leeds city centre earlier this month, following a planned operation to seize fake goods. The police, Trading Standards and members of the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) targeted eight street traders selling fake phone cases and other cheap imitation products.

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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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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.

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