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Law enforcement agencies from 18 countries have seized over EUR 14 million in counterfeit currency in a joint customs and police operation, reported BTA, citing Europol. Most of the seized banknotes are in denominations of 50 and 20 euros and are prop money, often referred to as “movie money”. They are not full replicas of real banknotes. They have design deviations indicating that they are fake, and those distributing them do not face criminal liability.
The raids were conducted in Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Turkiye, France, Croatia, Czechia and the USA. Prop money can be ordered online or legally purchased in prop stores. Counterfeit US dollars and British pounds were also found during the special operation.

https://bnr.bg/en/post/102067204/eur-14-million-in-counterfeit-currency-seized-in-a-europol-operation-in-18-countries

The Bombay and Delhi High Courts recently ordered a halt to the sale of counterfeit goods bearing American multinational footwear and apparel brand Skechers trademarks and directed the search and seizure of lookalike items.

Following the order, Skechers, with assistance from the police and duly appointed Court Receivers (by the Bombay High Court) and Local Commissioners (by the Delhi High Court), conducted search and seizure operations on October 26 at over 15 locations across three states—Nashik, Indore, and Delhi—seizing approximately 2,500 counterfeit items bearing various Skechers trademarks.

https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/bombay-delhi-hcs-halt-fake-skechers-sales-2-500-items-seized-in-3-cities-124102801199_1.html

VIJAYAWADA: Officers from the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) (Preventive) team in Guntur Commissionerate uncovered an illegal cigarette smuggling operation on Thursday, seizing Indian-made cigarettes worth Rs 50 lakh. Acting on specific intelligence, the Anti-evasion wing intercepted a vehicle at Nudurupadu village in Phirangapuram mandal. The accused were found transporting a large consignment of Indian-origin cigarettes, falsely declared on the invoice as safety matches valued at Rs 2.77 lakh. “Upon inspection, 46 poly bags containing 11.04 lakh cigarette sticks from brands like GTPL Step and Gold Vimal were found. The driver could not provide the required documentation,” said Guntur CGST Commissioner Sadhu Narasimha Reddy.

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/illegal-cigarettes-worth-rs-50-lakh-seized-in-guntur/ar-AA1sTpWY

IPOH: An attempt to smuggle liquor worth RM2.8mil into the country to avoid paying taxes was thwarted by the authorities recently.

The Perak Customs Department had seized the illicit hard liquor of various brands at three separate locations, one in Kuala Lumpur and two other raids conducted in Ipoh.

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/10/26/perak-customs-dept-seizes-rm28mil-worth-of-illicit-liquor

Four men from Jagdish Market, Abids in Hyderabad were caught selling fake Apple accessories by affixing the brand’s logos on the products. The gang was nabbed following a raid by the Central Zone Task Force team and the Abids Police.
Officials seized ₹2.42 crore worth of the counterfeit products from Nimb Singh, 25, Hira Ram, 24, Govind Lal Chauhan, 45, and Mukesh Jain, 32. They were each running one mobile accessory shop in Jagdish Market, which is a popular hub for mobiles, spare parts and electronic items.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/242-crore-worth-counterfeit-apple-products-seized-from-jagdish-market/article68796188.ece