Category Archives: Counterfeit Brands
Pensioner Made £600k Selling Fake Bags
According to the Sunday World website, a pensioner who made more than £600,000 profit selling hundreds of fake designer handbags will only have to pay back £25,000.
A court heard how Roseleen Ann D’Arcy started offending after returning from a holiday in Dubai with a fake bag and was asked to bring one back for a friend on a future trip.
read morePadding Bear Merch Seized
According to the City of Westminster website, almost £10,000-worth of counterfeit Paddington Bear merchandise has been seized during raids along London’s Oxford Street.
Council officers targeted nine shops along Oxford Street and in Central London and removed fake t-shirts, tote bags and fridge magnets.
read moreUK World’s Fake Watch Capital
According to the Fashion United website, recent analysis by Watches2U has uncovered that the UK is at the epicentre of online searches for fake watches.
This development comes in the wake of a 2023 report that identified over one million counterfeit watches circulating in the UK market – 35% of all fake items.
read more£2m Fake Goods Seized
According to The Bolton News website, a huge haul of £2M worth of fake goods was seized from a shop in Farnworth.
Police and Bolton Council trading standards officers launched a joint raid on the premises after member of the public reported that counterfeit goods were being sold.
read moreOver 2,300 Fake Watches Seized
According to the City Of London Police website, a haul of 2,361 counterfeit watches has been seized by police during raids in Leeds.
Jeremy Smith sold the watches from an eBay account and two websites but at a court hearing there was no evidence to suggest that he knew they were fake.
read moreStash Of Fake Vapes Seized
According to the Northumberland Gazette website, over 3,800 non-compliant disposable vapes have been seized from a premises in Ashington.
Officers were tipped off by received intelligence that the shop was supplying vaping products with puff counts over ten times the legal limit.
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