Joint operation seizes fake goods
An operation involving Trading Standards has seized £2.5m worth of unsafe products
Posted 22 January 2019 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Counterfeit Goods|West Midlands
UPDATES: A multi-agency operation involving Trading Standards, police and industry partners removes large quantities of counterfeit goods from circulation, demonstrating the value of coordinated enforcement against organised counterfeit networks.
A joint operation between the National Trading Standards Regional Investigations Team Central England, Birmingham Trading Standards, West Midlands Police and partners including the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG), the National Markets Group (NMG) and brand representatives, has resulted in the seizure of £2.5m worth of counterfeit and unsafe products including clothing, jewellery and cosmet...
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