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Scottish Anti Illicit Trade Group S.I.T.E.S Newsletter January 2017

09 February 2017

09.02.17 - The Scottish Anti Illicit Trade Group, (SAITG) has a pivotal role in bringing together public and private sectors with a clear focus and strategic aim of reducing the scale, impact and cost of illicit trade throughout Scotland.

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Man sentenced for selling counterfeit goods at car boot sale

08 February 2017

08.02.17 - The sentencing at Peterborough Crown Court follows an investigation by Peterborough City Council trading standards officers in July last year. This led to the seizure of around £12,000 worth of counterfeit items including Nike trainers, Dior perfumes, Lacoste polo shirts and Ralph Lauren polo shirts.

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Women Who Sold Designer Counterfeits Prosecuted

03 February 2017

03.02.17 - Neighbours who sold an estimated £10,000 of fake designer clothing, footwear, fragrance and bags from their homes in Gilfach Goch have narrowly escaped jail.

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This is how to check if your phone charger is counterfeit

26 January 2017

26.01.17 - Trading standards officers seized 42,159 items, most of which were fake, in Newcastle. A whopping 99 per cent of bargain chargers failed a basic safety test!

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Facebook fraudster fined for selling counterfeit goods

19 January 2017

19.01.17 - A Torfaen Trading Standards investigation revealed she had been selling items including clothing, footwear, jewellery, watches, cosmetics, headphones and speakers.

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Counterfeit hoverboards & 'unsafe' Angry Bird toys seized

19 January 2017

19.01.17 - More than 47,000 counterfeit and potentially unsafe goods, including fake hoverboards, were seized at a shipping container yard off Bridge Road, Southall.

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Counterfeit phone accessories landed trader in jail!

17 January 2017

17.01.17 - When trading standards officers raided his premises in Newcastle, they seized 42,159 items, most of which were fake.

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Dealers selling counterfeit goods on Facebook 'put lives at risk'

09 January 2017

09.01.17 - Halton Council suspects hundreds of residents are flogging dangerous fake items to their friends and families. Trading Standards officers have already seized £25,000 worth of counterfeit goods, including 25,000 cigarettes, 3.4kg of tobacco and 150 high value designer products as they step up their campaign to target social media sellers.

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Public warned to be wary of counterfeit electrical goods

05 January 2017

05.01.17 - TRADING standards officers have issued a timely warning to members of the public to stay vigilant for dodgy devices and chargers. With countless mobile phones, tablets and games consoles given as gifts or snapped up in the festive sales, many households across Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire will have new electrical items.

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Man sentenced for selling counterfeit goods online

05 January 2017

05.01.17 - Following a search of the property 41 fake hair straighteners and 219 fake branded perfume bottles were seized with a total expected sale price of around £21,000.

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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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