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20 November 2015
20.11.15 - Knock-off clothing, bags and trainers were recovered when police swooped on a business unit in the Strangeways area at 7.30am on Friday morning.A man was also detained by immigration officers and will now be questioned in custody, police said.
18 November 2015
18.11.15 - A CRIME-BUSTING police squad have claimed to have stopped Glasgow gangsters from getting their hands on more than £5 million in business contracts.
17 November 2015
17.11.15 - Hackney Trading Standards carried out inspections at six premises including a Kebab shop.
16 November 2015
15.11.15 - “When you buy counterfeit tobacco, you are also buying product manufactured and distributed by cross-border organised crime, so you're ultimately putting money into the pockets of the sort of international gangsters who are also trafficking people and dangerous drugs."
09 November 2015
09.11.15 - SULTANS of Bling Shahbad and Shahid Khan show off their Aladdin's cave of designer gear – yet everything inside their glittering secret superstore is FAKE.
04 November 2015
04.11.15 - The Fake Shop contains examples of counterfeit and even dangerous products.
31 October 2015
31.10.15 - "Organised crime preys on the decent hardworking people within our communities through different methods - be it drugs, counterfeit goods or even violence and intimidation and we have worked closely with local officers to reassure the public that Edinburgh is no safe haven for criminals."
19 October 2015
19.10.15 - Although sales are carried out by small-time operators, the trade is backed by serious organised crime channelling huge consignments of illicit products through Scots ports – funding other types of serious crime with the profits.
14 October 2015
14.10.15 - Six officers from the Croydon trading standards team, backed by police, found some 4,600 50g packets of bogus Golden Virginia rolling tobacco during a swoop on the production plant.
24 September 2015
24.09.15 - The report highlights the current and emerging threats surrounding counterfeiting and piracy, including those conducted via the internet.
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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.
Membership with the ACG is the best way to work with government and enforcement bodies to protect your brand. Our Roadshows and training days help you reach out to police, trading standards and border force officers and tell them about your genuine products.