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Thousands of fake goods seized in counterfeit crackdown

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.

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Trader fined £5,000 after selling counterfeit goods on Amazon

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'.

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Around £250k of counterfeit goods seized from Glen Park Market

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.

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Counterfeit cigarette dealer given suspended prison sentence

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.

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Border Force seize £200,000 of counterfeit make-up brushes

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.”

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Counterfeit merchandise worth nearly £23,000 seized during Manchester United friendly

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.

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Dangerous counterfeit products continue to flood into the UK

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.

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Fake products cost Europe 800,000 jobs each year

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).

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Counterfeit vodka factory found in Liverpool

20 July 2017

The vodka, that could leave drinkers hospitalised or worse, was labelled inside the factory as No 01 Imperial Vodka Blue.

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Largest criminal marketplaces on the DarkWeb: AlphaBay & Hansa- shut down!

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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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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