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Latest News - 2017

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Suspended sentence for man with haul of counterfeit cigarettes & tobacco

14 March 2017

14.03.17 - Alamzeb Khan (31) of Ardwick Street, Burnley, appeared before Burnley Magistrates on Friday 10th March. He pleaded guilty to four offences relating to the supply of counterfeit cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco and another offence relating to incorrect health warnings on cigarettes packets.

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Counterfeit electrical goods have genuine safety risks

10 March 2017

10.03.17 - Europe is increasingly being targeted by sellers of counterfeit goods, placing unwitting consumers at risk and funding organised crime.

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ACG IP Roadshow in Liverpool

10 March 2017

10.03.17 The Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) enjoyed a very warm welcome from Liverpool yesterday when they held an Intellectual Property (IP) Roadshow at Liverpool Football Club.

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Police raided a Southend home to find counterfeit tobacco & cannabis

09 March 2017

09.03.17 - Officers targeted a home in central Southend as part of a joint operation following reports about a suspected seller. A police sniffer dog was used to find dozens of pouches of counterfeit tobacco - as well as about 40 small bags of cannabis.

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Man jailed after Chinese takeaway used as cover for counterfeit cigarette operation

09 March 2017

09.03.17 - David Hutchinson, 58, of Peterlee's Eden Lane pleaded guilty to three charges of possessing counterfeit cigarettes and was jailed at Durham Crown Court for 13 months.

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Border Force officers found 8,100 counterfeit items worth > £1 million during 3 day crackdown at E Midlands Airport

09 March 2017

09.03.17 - Since last November, officers at East Midlands Airport seized more than 114,000 items, with an estimated retail value of more than £4.5 million.

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Call to stamp out sale of counterfeit goods on social media sites

09 March 2017

09.03.17 - A whistleblower wants authorities to stamp out sales of illegal cigarettes, booze and fake designer brands on social media in Spalding.

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Fake fags go up in smoke after M6 crash leads police to merchandise

06 March 2017

06.03.17 - Thousands of fake fags were discovered by Warwickshire Police after the van carrying them crashed and rolled into a nearby farmer's field - leaving a trail of cigarette packets in its wake.

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Fighting the $450 Billion Trade in Fake Fashion

02 March 2017

02.03.17 - BoF lifts the lid on the shadowy market in fake fashion and what the UK's special anti-counterfeiting police unit — the only one of its kind in the world — is doing about it.

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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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