Mumbai: Two held for selling fake mobile products
Police said the accused would sell these as original parts of branded mobile phones across the country and dupe customers.
The crime branch of Mumbai Police arrested two people and seized fake mobile phone equipment like batteries, stickers, headphones and packaging worth Rs 1.7 crore from a workshop in Nagpada.
Police said the accused would sell these as original parts of branded mobile phones across the country and dupe customers.
An officer from the crime branch, which conducted the raid, said a police team conducted raid on a workshop at Lakda bazaar in Nagpada on Thursday based on a tip-off.
The team found fake goods being rebranded as products of various brands at the facility. These were then sold across the country at cheap rates.
An FIR was registered on charges of cheating and relevant sections of the Copyright Act. An officer said they believe more people are involved with the racket.
Lear MoreIndore: Liquor bottles worth Rs 30L crushed under road roller
Mhow (fpns) : Illegal liquor worth more than Rs 30 lakh seized by the district administration was crushed using a road roller near here on Friday, officials said.
The consignment, comprising 853 cartons of whiskey and beer bottles worth Rs 30.38 lakh, was seized in Mhow tehsil of Indore district in 2014, they said.
Police had pleaded with the district administration to destroy the consignment gathering dust at their godown since the last seven years.
Acting on their request, collector Manish Singh got the liquor stock crushed by the road roller at a ground in Mhow, the officials said.
The liquor that came under the road roller included 500 boxes of Adverse Beer (24 cans in each box), 500 ml beer in each can, 30 boxes Aristocrat Premium Whiskey English Liquor 12 glass bottles in each box 750 ml wine in each bottle, 30 boxes DSP Black Whiskey English liquor 12 glass bottles in each box 750 ml wine in each bottle, 25 Boxes Green Label Whiskey English Liquor 12 Glass Bottles in Each Box 750 mL of Wine in Each Bottle, 20 Boxes Royal Stage Whiskey English Liquor Each Box of 48 Quarts Full of Glass, 180 Ml Wine in each quarter had gone.
The said liquor was destroyed by the members of the committee constituted by the collector at the trenching ground of Pasipura, Mhow.
https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/indore-liquor-bottles-worth-rs-30lcrushed-under-road-roller
Lear MoreDelhi: Fake pesticide manufacturing plant busted, one arrested
The Delhi Police busted a spurious pesticide manufacturing plant on Roshanara Road under Subzi Mandi police station and arrested a man in this connection, officials said on Tuesday.
A complaint was lodged on August 4 by Vasudeo Yogi, General Manager (GM), Vigilance (Authorised Representative) of UPL Insecticides and Pesticides in Mumbai, that someone was using the trademark of his UPL products such as ‘Saaf’ and ‘Avert’ to produce counterfeit pesticides in large quantities.
Another complaint was lodged by Pradeep Sharma, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of True Buddy Consulting Private Limited in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, regarding the production of counterfeit pesticides manufactured by FMC, Bayer Crop Science and Syngenta India Limited in Delhi’s Roshanara area.
A police team was formed under the supervision of Harpal Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), DIU. The team then raided the godown on Roshanara road and recovered duplicate pesticides worth Rs 50 lakh.
Total 1,055 units have been seized and the owner of the godown, Parveen Kumar, has been arrested, the police said.
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Delhi: Counterfeit goods found in factory at Rohini; police arrest owner
The owner told the police he manufactured products for 7-Eleven in India but incurred huge losses due to which he switched to making counterfeit products and sold them at local shops.
The Delhi Police busted a manufacturing unit in Delhi’s Rohini and seized 1,351 kg of counterfeit Surf Excel and Tide detergents. The accused was also selling inferior quality soaps, shampoos and face creams. The police said they found “duplicate” packets of Dove soaps, Head N Shoulder shampoos and branded creams at the unit.
On Sunday, the police said they received complaints from several FCMG companies about the counterfeit products. They were being sold at shops in Rohini and outer Delhi.
Pranav Tayal, DCP (Rohini), said a raid was conducted and the police found hundreds of packets and bottles of fake products.
“There were face creams, shampoos, detergents, bathroom cleaners and soaps. All the products were sold with brand names written on them. However, these were cheap quality chemicals and products,” said the police.
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Counterfeit notes worth Rs 13.85 lakh seized, six arrested in Odisha
SAMBALPUR: Sambalpur police arrested six persons and seized counterfeit currency notes worth Rs 13.85 lakh from their possession on Saturday night.
The accused are Sagar Sahu (26), Ashok Sahu (27), Shiv Shankar Bania (30) and Gunanidhi Bhoi (38), all from Bargarh district, besides Satyanarayan Nirala (26) and Abhiram Jhangde (48) of Koshir in Raigarh of Chhattisgarh. While fake notes worth Rs 8 lakh were seized from Nirala, Jhangde was nabbed with Rs 4.46 lakh counterfeit currency.
Police said Sankar Singh of Sambalpur, a tea stall owner, got into a brawl with two persons who had come to his shop, over theft of his mobile phone on Saturday. He later lodged a complaint with police alleging that the two persons had stolen his phone. During investigation, police found a 100 rupee note from the duo’s possession which seemed fake. After consulting with the bank, both the accused were taken into custody for interrogation.
Sambalpur SP B Gangadhar on Sunday said, “The duo gave us lead about two more persons in Bargarh who were involved in circulation of fake currency notes. During investigation, we found that two persons from Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh were involved in printing fake currencies and supplying the same to the others for circulation in the market. The gang involved in counterfeit currency racket was active in Bargarh, Sambalpur and parts of Chhattisgarh since the last six-seven months.”
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Assam Rifles seize areca nuts & foreign-origin cigarettes in Mizoram
In its crusade against smuggling activities, the Serchhip Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles, under the aegis of Headquarters Inspector General Assam Rifles (East)
AIZAWL: In its crusade against smuggling activities, the Serchhip Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles, under the aegis of Headquarters Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), recovered 250 bags of areca nuts from the the area of Tlangsam- Ruantlang on August 6.
Based on specific information, the operation was carried out by a joint team of the Assam Rifles and the Customs Department, Champhai . The approximate market value of the recovered areca nuts is Rs 47,70,000. The Customs Preventive Force of Champhai seized the contraband items.
Lear MoreBelgium seizes tens of millions of counterfeit cigarettes
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s customs officers arrested 40 people Wednesday and seized tens of millions of counterfeit cigarettes in raids targeting illegal production sites across the country.
Belgium’s finance ministry described the operation as the biggest in the history of the customs service.
The ministry could not provide an estimated value of the merchandise seized since a final inventory has yet to be done.
In addition to the cigarettes falsely branded as Marlboro, Richmond, Prince and Regina, customs officers also discovered tons of tobacco, cigarette filters, empty packs and glue. The operation targeted 10 different production sites.
According to Belgian authorities, illegal production of manufactured tobacco has been growing in the European Union in recent years.
Last month, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) supported Spanish and Portuguese authorities in dismantling an international criminal network specialized in the illicit production and sale of cigarettes. A total of 125 searches were carried out in Spain and Portugal during Operation Alecrín, with 29 arrests and over 2 million euros in cash seized.
https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-belgium-3858b765afae5d9df009988b5b020a8b
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Factory making counterfeit Surf Excel detergent powder busted in Delhi, 1 held
A factory manufacturing and selling counterfeit Surf Excel washing powder was busted in Narela and one person was arrested, police said on Tuesday.
The accused, identified as Mukesh Garg (43), was previously involved in several other criminal cases.
The police said 3,247 kg of washing powder was seized from the factory.
A probe into the matter was launched when Rajesh Kumar, representing Assiduous Consulting India Limited, filed a complaint regarding manufacturing of counterfeit Surf Excel washing powder.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North) Rajiv Ranjan Singh said on Monday, a team conducted a raid in the factory in Kureni village here.
During interrogation, Garg told the police that he had been in the business of piracy for a long time and also had a shop in the grain market in Narela. He was involved in black marketing of grains.
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/delhi/factory-making-counterfeit-surf-excel-detergent-powder-busted-in-delhi-1-held-292396
Biggest Pesticide Raid in Delhi: Police Seizes Spurious Branded Products
A special Delhi Police team raided the premises of a spurious pesticide manufacturer located in the village of Hirankudna in Najafgarh of Thana Mundka, New Delhi on July 30. The police discovered large amounts of duplicate and illegal pesticides that were produced under the brand names of famous multinational and national pesticide companies.
The spurious products seized in the raid displayed logos of renowned companies like Bayer, UPL, Dhanuka, Shriram, FMC, Crystal, Syngenta, Adama, and PI.
Agro Chem Federation of India (ACFI) has demanded a probe into this matter urgently, saying that such illicit activities must be checked in the interest of the farmers and the consumers.
According to ACFI statement, “A detailed complaint and FIR are yet to be filed by the legal authorities. We vehemently demand from the current regulators and authorities at higher levels to enquire and investigate into it.”
Lear More1.50 tonnes of tobacco products seized, 5 held
Police have seized 1.50 tonnes of banned tobacco products at Puliyangudi in the district and arrested five persons.
The police said surveillance in and around Puliyangudi was intensified on Sunday night following information about smuggling of banned tobacco products. When a police team noticed a lorry parked in front of a house in Moolikulam near Puliyangudi around midnight, it started monitoring the vehicle from a distance.
As the lorry driver and a few others started unloading bags from the vehicle and stocking them in the house, the police surrounded them. While the lorry driver was identified as Nataraj, 45, from Salem, the person who had taken on lease the house was Sengan, 50, of Moolikulam. Others were Muthukumar, 32, and Durai, 42, from Kadayanallur, who had come there to buy the tobacco products, and lorry cleaner Govindaraj, 22, of Salem.
During interrogation, the police came to know that Sengan, the mastermind behind this illegal lucrative business, had taken on lease the house to stock it and was running this illegal business for the past several years to make huge money. He had brought it from Salem to be stocked at his village of Moolikulam and sell it to his customers from various parts of Tenkasi district.
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