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21 August 2017
Fake designer clothes and bogus perfume were among a staggering £250,000 counterfeit haul seized at Glen Park Market in Ingoldmells earlier today.
21 August 2017
Brent and Harrow Trading Standards officers found that Ruda had more than 30,000 rip-off items, which he sold on Amazon at ‘Make it Magical Crafts and Gifts'.
21 August 2017
Graham Mogg from the Anti-Counterfeiting Group, comments: “The large scale availability of counterfeit goods at markets, as we've seen today, seriously undermines legitimate businesses and in turn impacts on the UK's ability to grow the economy through creativity and innovation.
16 August 2017
James Simpson, of Hawthorn Square in Seaham, was found to be selling imitations of well-known cigarette brands when he was snared in an undercover sting by Durham County Council's trading standards officers.
10 August 2017
John Oldham, Assistant Director Border Force, said: “The international trade in counterfeit goods undercuts honest traders, and is linked to serious and organised crime, sweatshop working practices, child labour, and even the funding of terrorism. Unsuspecting customers are also left out of pocket with inferior and potentially dangerous goods.â€
08 August 2017
Out of 21 vendors inspected near last Wednesday's game at the Aviva stadium, 17 were found to be selling counterfeit products, which police say can be used to fund organised crime groups.
31 July 2017
A dramatic rise in the number of goods seized by Customs in 2016 that were potentially dangerous, has resulted in serious questions being asked about whether the UK Government is ignoring the plight of innocent consumers by failing to prevent a tidal wave of counterfeit products from entering the country.
24 July 2017
The value of trade in counterfeit products worldwide vary between 600 billion euros (according to the UN) and close to 1 trillion euros (according to other international statistics).
20 July 2017
The vodka, that could leave drinkers hospitalised or worse, was labelled inside the factory as No 01 Imperial Vodka Blue.
20 July 2017
AlphaBay & Hansa were known ‘underground' web sites that sold illegal drugs, stolen identification documents, counterfeit goods, malware, firearms and toxic chemicals.
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