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KCC TS seizes counterfeit goods


Kent Trading Standards uncovered more than 1,500 fakes at a car boot sale

Richard Young

Posted 18 August 2022 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Counterfeit Goods|South East


UPDATES: Kent County Council Trading Standards seized a significant haul of counterfeit goods in a coordinated operation, underlining the continuing threat posed by fake products and the importance of disrupting illicit supply chains.

A Kent County Council Trading Standards raid of a car boot sale has resulted in the seizure of 1,579 counterfeit goods.

Officers from KCC, supported by Kent Police and representatives of the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG), visited the event at Pedham Place, Swanley, on 24 July. They discovered stallholders selling counterfeit and potentially dangerous items including illicit tobacco, clo...

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