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Posted: 27 December 2021
UPDATES: An online trader who sold counterfeit branded clothing has been found guilty of offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994 following an investigation by Dorset Council Trading Standards. James Goodwin was sentenced to 200...
Posted: 21 December 2021
UPDATES: A shopkeeper who continued to sell illegal and counterfeit tobacco products after his premises were raided by trading standards has been fined. Officers from Salford City Council Trading Standards found cigarettes and...
Posted: 24 November 2021
UPDATES: Trading Standards officers in North East Lincolnshire seized around 375,000 illicit cigarettes and 14.5kg of illegal tobacco worth almost £100,000 in a major enforcement operation. The haul highlights both the public safety risks posed by non-compliant tobacco products and the continuing success of Operation CeCe in tackling the illicit trade.
Posted: 19 November 2021
UPDATES: Operation Monty brings together enforcement agencies and intellectual property organisations to tackle counterfeit goods sold through social media ahead of the Christmas shopping season. The campaign aims to protect consumers from dangerous products while disrupting the criminal networks that profit from online counterfeiting.
Posted: 16 November 2021
UPDATES: A Westminster Trading Standards investigation, supported by FACT and the National Crime Agency, led to the conviction of an eBay seller who made more than £82,000 supplying illegal IPTV devices used to access subscription broadcasts and films.
Posted: 04 November 2021
UPDATES: As Black Friday approaches, the Anti-Counterfeiting Group warns that counterfeit bargains can expose consumers to dangerous products and identity fraud, urging shoppers to take extra care when buying online.
Posted: 27 October 2021
UPDATES: A Staffordshire operation involving specialist search dog Cooper uncovered thousands of illegal cigarettes and kilograms of hand-rolling tobacco, highlighting the continuing success of Operation CeCe in tackling the illicit tobacco trade.
Posted: 25 August 2021
UPDATES: A new initiative has been set up to target criminals using self-storage facilities for counterfeit and other illicit goods. Such goods are often seized in self-storage facilities, and the scheme has been launched to assi...
Posted: 22 July 2021
UPDATES: Warwickshire Trading Standards uncovered thousands of suspected illegal cigarettes and tobacco products hidden in ingenious locations, including beneath a sewer manhole, during enforcement activity targeting illicit tobacco sales across Leamington Spa.
Posted: 14 June 2021
ANALYSIS: Former police officer Graham Mogg explains how decades of investigative experience led to the creation of WRi Group, and discusses the evolving fight against counterfeit goods, organised criminal networks and the protection of brands and consumers.
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