Video: 3 million pieces of counterfeit goods seized in Dubai
DUBAI: Over three million counterfeit products of more than 30 renowned brands were confiscated in Dubai within a week after Dubai Economic Department (DED) raided four warehouses in the emirate as part of its strategic focus to protect intellectual property and the rights of trademark owners and consumers.
One of the warehouses had a stock of over one million pieces of counterfeit products — including phone accessories, ladies’ handbags, clothes, leather goods, ink, printers, cosmetics, watches and contact lenses.
Around 928,000 items, including duplicate phones and accessories, were seized from the second warehouse, while the third had over 700,000 replicas of five international perfume brands.
The fourth was found to have 252,000 pieces of counterfeit perfumes, cosmetics and cleaning products.
Related Posts
2 nabbed for smuggling liquor
The city police booked three persons and recovered illegal liquor and drugs from...
Stash of smuggled liquor to ‘dry’ Bihar seized
New Delhi: Two Bihar men, both in their late twenties, frustrated by their...
Vaporizer manufacturer, Grenco Science, awarded $47 million in damages from fake counterfeits
Counterfeit products run rampant in almost all categories of commerce. Clothing,...
Arrests made in U.S. currency counterfeiting operation in Peru
On April 4, the United States Secret Service office in Lima, Peru, and the...