Category Archives: Counterfeit Brands
Urine And Cyanide Found In Fake Scents
As reported on the Metro website, police have warned shoppers to avoid purchasing fake perfumes after bootleg scents were found to contain traces of human urine and even cyanide.
Authorities also claim that fake cosmetics such as eyeliner, mascara, lip gloss and foundation have also been found to contain toxic levels of arsenic, mercury and lead.
read more‘Counterfeit Street’ To Be Flattened
The Manchester Evening News website reports that the city’s infamous ‘Counterfeit Street’ is to be bulldozed, in a radical move to smash a “national magnet for criminality”.
Buildings on Bury New Road are to be closed, compulsory purchased, and then flattened, in an operation to erase for good dozens of shops in the area which sell fake clothing, perfume, tobacco and toys.
read more‘Influencer’ Sold Fake Goods Online
The City Of London Police website reports that a social media influencer promoted and sold counterfeit designer clothing and mobile phones to his 20,000 followers.
Jack Allen – given a 16-week suspended prison sentence – made over £14,300 after promoting the items on various Instagram accounts and YouTube.
read moreJail Time For ‘King Of Bling’
A fake designer goods trader has been jailed for 15 months after his bedroom wardrobe was found stuffed with counterfeit luxury watches, sunglasses, clothing and aftershave.
The illegal haul, belonging to Conroy Lindsay – dubbed Scotland’s ‘King of Bling’ – would have been worth more than £650,000 if the goods had been genuine.
read moreFake Car Badges Netted £500k
The Lancashire Telegraph website reports that a man who raked in thousands of pounds selling counterfeit car badges has been ordered to repay more than £500,000.
Following a complaint from Jaguar Land Rover, Matthew Paul Shlusar was found to have made illegal earnings from online sales of £554,913.
read moreVapes And Fake Bags Seized
The Kent Online website reports that more than 15,000 cigarettes, illegal vapes and counterfeit bags were among items seized by Trading Standards at stores across Maidstone town centre.
In a joint operation between council officers and police, dozens of plastic bags full of illegal goods were removed from four shops.
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