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ACG Awards 2017 Highly Commended: Robert Courtney (Camden Trading Standards)

01 January 2017

Dave Hankinson Memorial Award for Individual Excellence in Anti-Counterfeiting Enforcement

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Fake goods seized before sale on social media

28 December 2016

28.12.16 - Sales shoppers are being warned to be on alert after fake goods being sold by traders using Facebook and Instagram were seized during a series of raids.

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Bexleyheath fraudster who sold counterfeit clothing made to pay back more than £89,000

22 December 2016

22.12.16 - Trading standards officers seized a large amount of counterfeit clothing and shoes when they raided Gulab Singh's home on Latham Road on August 30, 2012. On April 9, 2015, after a three day trial at Inner London Crown Court, Singh (also known as Tony or Digpal Singh) was found guilty on four counts of unauthorised use of trademarks.

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Warning to shoppers - don't fund crime & buy fake gifts off Facebook following £6,500 haul

21 December 2016

21.12.16 - They seized bags, clothes, footwear and hair straighteners - suspected fake versions of items from 13 top brands - the raid was part of a national operation with the Anti-Counterfeiting Group and Humberside Police.

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Safety fears over counterfeit children's trainers

21 December 2016

21.12.16 - Beware cheap branded goods. That is the message from Nottinghamshire Trading Standards after officers seized hundreds of potentially unsafe and counterfeit items from a site in Kirkby-in-Ashfield.

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Counterfeit handbags, clothes and jewellery worth more than £2m seized in Christmas crackdown

21 December 2016

21.12.16 - The raids were part of an ongoing enforcement operation in the Strangeways area of Manchester, a former garment district dubbed Britain's knock-off capital. Council chiefs, police and the Anti-Counterfeiting Group are working together as part of the crackdown.

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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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Counterfeit goods, tempting danger

17 December 2016

17.12.16 - As Christmas approaches, there are more counterfeit goods on the street than at any other time of year. But they could damage both your pocket and your person.

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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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