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Skegness stallholder jailed for selling counterfeit clothing

22 April 2018

Ranbir Singh Dhanoa (69) was found to be offering branded clothing such as Adidas, Nike, Converse, Lacoste and Fred Perry at his Eastgate Market stall, Ingoldmells, following an investigation by Trading Standards officers in June, 2016.

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Police urge those inspired by the London Marathon to buy genuine footwear

19 April 2018

PIPCU is urging shoppers inspired by the London Marathon to make sure their footwear is the real deal

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Tobacco, drugs and counterfeit goods seized in Banbury

12 March 2018

Also Oxfordshire County Council's trading standards officers seized 31 items of counterfeit clothing and trainers from one of the premises visited.

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Shoppers urged to avoid cutting costs with counterfeits this Mother's Day

08 March 2018

Mother's Day shoppers are running the risk of injury and identity theft when purchasing cheaper gifts from counterfeit websites, say police.

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Yoko Fashions has been fined more than £7,500 for selling counterfeit designer goods

06 March 2018

Result! Due to direct action by enforcement authorities in partnership with brand representatives who uncovered a sophisticated counterfeit goods operation

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Profits from selling counterfeit goods are often used to fund other types of crime

21 February 2018

e.g. drug & people trafficking, money laundering and even terrorism!

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5 appear in court accused of laundering £19million from sale of counterfeit fake prescription drugs

21 February 2018

All five defendants were bailed ahead of a preliminary hearing at Southwark Crown Court on 21 March.

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Skegness market trader fined for selling fake goods at Fantasy Island

01 February 2018

“No honest person would ever hand over money to people who deal in drugs, guns, people trafficking or terrorism. But increasingly, this is exactly where money generated by these goods end up.”

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TED Talk: How fake handbags fund terrorism and organized crime

31 January 2018

What's the harm in buying a knock-off purse or a fake designer watch? According to counterfeit investigator Alastair Gray, fakes like these fund terrorism and organized crime. Learn more about the trillion-dollar underground economy of counterfeiting -- from the criminal organizations that run it to the child labor they use to produce its goods -- as well as measures you can take to help stop it. "Let's shine a light on the dark forces of counterfeiting that are hiding in plain sight," Gray says.

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Businessman jailed for three years for possession of an imitation firearm and selling counterfeit goods.

31 January 2018

A search of his home found counterfeit products imitating high-end brands such as Cartier, Mulberry and Gucci that he had been selling since around 2014.

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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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