4 Charged with Counterfeiting Apple, Sony Products
Four people were charged in Newark, New Jersey, Wednesday with allegedly smuggling 40,000 counterfeit electronic devices and accessories into the United States from China with an estimated value of $15 million. Andreina Becerra, 30, a Venezuelan national, and Roberto Volpe, 33, an Italian national, both of Miami; Jianhua Li, 40, a Chinese national and resident of Guangzhou, China; and Rosario La Marca, 52, an Italian national and resident of Italy, were accused in an eight-count indictment of importing and trafficking fake iPhones, iPads and iPods bearing counterfeit Apple trademarks and fake camcorders bearing counterfeit Sony trademarks, as well as smuggling, structuring and international money laundering.
http://sanangelolive.com/news/national/2015-07-02/4-charged-counterfeiting-apple-sony-products
Lear MoreBanning cigarettes would only encourage smuggling
As a father of a teenage daughter, I can relate to the concerns raised in Ms Adeline Goh Yee Hua’s letter, “Smoking is bad for health: Why is it not banned?” (June 27). The idea of watching young children puffing away their lives horrifies me.
http://www.todayonline.com/voices/banning-cigarettes-would-only-encourage-smuggling
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Toxic alert over fake make-up
Faced with a growing global influx of fake make-up, the world’s most counterfeited cosmetics brand is warning customers to beware of buying potentially dangerous products.
Tests have shown traces of urine, arsenic and dangerous heavy metals in eye and lip products made in insanitary conditions, mostly in China.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11473625
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French fury over ‘fake’ cheese in TV expose
The widespread use of “fake cheese” has outraged France after a TV documentary secretly filmed artificial substitutes being produced by the country’s food manufacturers.
Restaurateurs and food critics in the nation celebrated for its fine cheeses called for new food labelling rules to be brought in after France 2 television revealed the proliferation of vegetable fat-based substitutes.
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Canon Warns of Fake 600EX-RT Flashes For Sale Online
If you’re planning on buying a Canon 600EX-RT flash online in the near future, you’ll probably want to do it from an authorized Canon reseller because a supply of fake speed lights has apparently popped up on the web. Nikon recently made a similar announcement about some of their gear, which suggests there’s no slowing in the counterfeit camera gear game.
http://www.popphoto.com/canon-warns-fake-600ex-rt-flashes-sale-online
Lear MoreThe ‘fake’ issue needs to be taken seriously
E-commerce players are witnessing unbelievable growth globally. Competition is increasing everyday, what with mergers and acquisitions on the one hand and innovations such as online customisation of brands and cash on delivery on the other. Not really a wonder that brick-and-mortar stores are already feeling the heat.
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Haiti – Health : The counterfeiting of medicines, a scourge that threatens us
This Tuesday at the Marriott Hotel, the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) through its Directorate of Pharmacy, Medicines and Traditional Medicine (DPM/MT) has officially launched the “National Pharmaceutical Policy” under the patronage of President Michel Martelly and leadership of Prime Minister Evans Paul. This policy provides a framework and guidance for the Haitian pharmaceutical system.
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US$1.7 trillion lost to counterfeiting globally – AGI
The President of the Association of Ghana Industries [AGI], James Asare-Adjei, has asked for concerted efforts to combat the influx of counterfeit products into Ghana,as illicit trade in these products are estimated to have exceededUS$1.7trillion globally.
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Four arraigned in plot to smuggle phony iPhones
Four foreigners were arraigned in federal court here Wednesday on charges they smuggled phony iPhones and other electronics products and accessories from China into the United States for sale.
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Azerbaijani border guards prevent smuggling attempt by sea
In June of this year, border guards detained a group of criminals attempting to carry smuggled products into Azerbaijan by sea. On 19 June 2015, according to information that smuggled products would be brought from Russia by sea through the area of the SBS “Muqtadir” coastal checkpoint, the coastal zone was closed and a border guard ship began to conduct surveillance on the area. In an operation carried out on 20 June 2015 around 1:00 AM, a group of eight persons carrying on a motor boat 804 kg sturgeon, 7kg smoked fish and 2.4 kg black caviar were detained.
http://www.news.az/articles/society/99228
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