Pair sentenced for selling fake makeup and clothing brands following sting operation.
FAKE branded make-up containing traces of lead were among a haul of more than 1,000 counterfeit goods seized by Isle of Wight Council Trading Standards officers in an undercover sting.
Rip-offs of major clothing labels such as Nike and SuperDry, as well as knock-off cosmetics advertised as Chanel, Kylie and Mac, were recovered from a property in East Cowes, following a raid in February 2018.
Last week, Steven Mather and Michelle Aldridge appeared at the Isle of Wight Crown Court for sentencing after admitting their role in the counterfeit operation which the court heard originated in Manchester.
Mather, 34, was handed an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for 24 months, after admitting two counts of unauthorised use of a trademark and a further offence of distributing cosmetics containing a prohibited substance.
Aldridge, 47, was given a 12-month community order after pleading guilty to two counts of aiding and abetting Mather.
DRI seizes fake currency notes of Rs 18.75 lakh, 1 held
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): The officers of DRI, Nagpur, have seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of Rs 18.75 lakh, which was smuggled from Bangladesh to India, and have apprehended one person in this connection.
An official release said on Wednesday that the officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai Zonal Unit, Nagpur, mounted an operation in three states — Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and West Bengal — on the basis of specific intelligence.
It said the Nagpur DRI apprehended a person at around 3 pm on January 13 and seized FICN — 386 notes of Rs 2,000 denomination and 1,191 notes of Rs 500 denomination. The value of the fake currency is Rs 18.75 lakh.
The release said that FICN was smuggled from Bangladesh to India.
“One accused person Lalu Khan, 38, was arrested by the DRI, Nagpur,” the release said, adding that more persons are involved and action will be initiated against them.
The release said the case has international ramifications as the involvement of an international syndicate based in Bangladesh was suspected and investigations are underway.
Man Arrested with Gold Paste in Innerwear, Jeans At Kolkata Airport: Cops
The passenger was intercepted while going to board a connecting flight to Delhi and his frisking led to the recovery of over a kilogram of ”gold paste”, police said
Kolkata: The CISF on Monday arrested a man coming from Bangkok at the airport for allegedly smuggling “gold paste” worth Rs 32 lakh by concealing it in his underwear and jeans, officials said.
Passenger Amarjeet Singh was intercepted while he was going to board a connecting flight to Delhi and his frisking led to the recovery of over a kilogram of ”gold paste”, they said.
The traveller, coming from Bangkok, had taped the ”gold paste” and hidden it in his inner wear and bottom lining of his denim pant, they said.
Central Industrial Security Force personnel at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport handed over the passenger to Customs authorities for further probe.
Three arrested, five booked for selling smuggled liquor.
The police have arrested three persons and booked another for sale of smuggled liquor. As many as 303 cases, along with 30 bottles of smuggled liquor (marked for sale in Chandigarh) were seized by the police. They also impounded a mini-truck used for transportation of the illicit liquor.
The Dehlon police, on a tip-off, set up a naka at the T-point of Sarinh on GT Road and stopped two vehicles, one Scorpio and one mini-truck Ace Mega. They recovered 301 cases of liquor (295 cases Naina whisky, five cases of Empire No. 1 whisky and one case Saufi liquor) from the mini-truck and a liquor dump in Alamgir village. While the two main suspects driving Scorpio sped away in the vehicle, the three others abandoned the mini truck and escaped.
The police have identified the two main suspects as Sukhdeep Singh, a resident of Gobind Nagar, Shimlapuri, and Sandeep Singh, a resident of New Janta Nagar, who have been booked under section 473 of the IPC and sections 61/1/14 of the Excise Act along with their three unidentified accomplices.
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/three-arrested-five-booked-for-selling-smuggled-liquor-25895
Lear MoreFake currency racket busted in Jharkhand, two arrested.
RAMGARH: An inter-state fake currency racket was busted and two persons arrested after vendors at a vegetable market here raised an alarm, a senior police officer said on Monday.
The two accused, including a woman, had attempted to buy vegetables with counterfeit currency notes at Gola area in the district on Sunday, he said.
The vendor, who was approached with fake notes, had drawn the attention of locals, who then informed the police, SP Prabhat Kumar told reporters.
One of the accused, during interrogation, confessed to have been running a fake currency racket in Dhanbad with the help of three other persons, including two from Bihar’s Nalanda district, the SP said.
A team of police offers carried out a raid at a residence in Mada colony of Dhanbad and seized a printing machine, 85GSM papers used in printing currency notes, printed notes of face value Rs 2000, semi-printed sheets of fake notes and laptop, Kumar said, adding that police were on the lookout for other members of the gang.
4 arrested for selling imported cigarettes in Mancherial.
Mancherial: Sleuths of Ramagundam Task Force busted a four-member gang involved in selling of cigarettes imported illegally from some foreign countries, in Mancherial on Sunday and seized contraband worth over Rs 4 lakh.
Task Force Inspector Kiran said that the accused persons were Uppala Goutham, Kandeti Sharath Kumar, Gunda Vijaya Prasad and Puppila Anil Sharma, all traders belonging to the town.
The four traders were found to be selling the foreign made cigarettes and were making huge profits. They confessed that they were indulging the crime for quite a long time. They were handed over Mancherial police for prosecution. They revealed that they were buying the cigarettes from different parts of the country.
Sub-Inspector Maruti and staffers of the Task Force took part in the operation.
https://telanganatoday.com/4-arrested-for-selling-imported-cigarettes-in-mancherial
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RM42,000 worth of fake cosmetics seized in Rantau Panjang.
RANTAU PANJANG: The General Operations Force (GOF) seized 1,056 bottles of smuggled fake cosmetics worth RM42,528 at Jalan Lama Jeram Perdah here, on Saturday.
State GOF commander Superintendent Azhari Nusi said his men were making their rounds in the area when they spotted a black van leaving an illegal jetty in Kedap, at 5.15pm.
Azhari said the driver of the van stopped his vehicle and ran towards the jetty when he noticed the presence of the enforcement team.
“The team found 120 bottles of Vitamin C moisturisers and 736 bottles of other moisturisers upon inspection on the vehicle. We also seized 200 bottles of whitening capsules,” he said in a statement on Sunday.
Azhari said the confiscated items and van were taken to the Rantau Panjang police station for further investigation by the state Health Department.
“According to our intelligence gathering, all of the items seized during the operation were sourced from a neighbouring country for local consumption.
$300,000 Worth of Counterfeit Makeup Seized.
More than $300,000 worth of counterfeit makeup was seized from the Downtown Los Angeles area this week, according to police.
Previous tests of counterfeit makeup showed animal feces and hazardous chemicals in the makeup. Among the counterfeit makeup was counterfeit Kylie Cosmetics products, Kylie Cosmetics Lip Kits and Too Faced makeup palettes.
Police advise buyers to purchase makeup from an authorized retailer.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/300000-worth-of-counterfeit-makeup-seized/2289240/
Lear MoreFake apparel selling, eight traders held.
Vadodara: Eight traders were arrested from Tibetan Market at Rajmahal Road on Saturday for selling duplicate apparels as original ones of popular brands.
The prevention of crime branch and officials of a major corporate security jointly raided some stalls at the Tibetan Market on receiving information of sale of counterfeit branded clothes. Police said that of the several stalls, nine stall owners were found to be selling the duplicate clothes.
I think inspector has not seen Chinese fake goods flooded in India and his intention was solely to hurt those poor traders.
There were apparels including shirt, T-shirt, jacket and pants of brands like Levi’s and Superdry. Cops have seized 312 pieces of apparels worth Rs 4.9 lakh from these stalls. Eight persons were arrested as an offence under the Copyrights Act was registered against them. The accused have been identified as Futsok Chhojor, Lakhpa Dhondup, Jigme Tenzin, Dhanbahadur Thapa, Karma Tsering, Mangal Singh Negi, Lobsang Dhondup and Tenzin Dorji.
B30m in fake goods seized at border market
SA KAEO: Authorities on Saturday seized fake brand-name goods worth about 30 million baht at the Rong Kluea border market, one of the country’s most notorious counterfeit product hubs.
A team of 50 soldiers, police and customs officials searched two rented godowns at the market in Aranyaprathet district, just across from Cambodia. They found a variety of branded shoes, bags and clothing stored there.
The raid followed a tip that a large quantity of counterfeit goods would be smuggled from the border area to the site late on Friday night, said Pratheep Sommang, head of the investigation and suppression affairs unit of Customs Office Region 1.
Officers were dispatched to inspect the godowns and saw some Cambodian workers guarding them. Upon seeing the officers, the workers locked the godowns and fled.
The officers used flashlights to inspect what was inside and found many boxes. They guarded the sites until morning before reinforcements from other agencies arrived to help with the inspections.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1833474/b30m-in-fake-goods-seized-at-border-market
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