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Smuggling in the UAE: Counterfeit goods seeping into ports daily
A flurry of fake football shirts smuggled into Dubai ahead of the Fifa World Cup next month is the latest face of the booming counterfeit market. The shirts are just a fraction of a varied flow of goods seeping into UAE ports on a daily basis. Luxury handbags, watches, car parts, beauty products, electronics and clothing are among the most frequently smuggled fake items. Their prevalence has grown as the overall tide of goods into the country – and Dubai in particular – swells. Dubai Customs last month said it made 65 seizures of fake goods in the first quarter of the year, up from 59 seizures in the same period of last year. The value of the items seized rose from Dh2.4 million to Dh6.7m. Part of the rise in seizures can be attributed to the improving systems officials are deploying to detect smuggling.
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