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| Nigerian authorities seize counterfeit products |
All |
| Nigeria's National Agency for Foods, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has swooped on dealers of counterfeit products at the Balogun Business Association market |
Nigeria |
07/08/2007 |
CIB-7-2983 |
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| 3 held over counterfeits |
All |
| Three men have been arrested in Kampala for allegedly making fake products worth Shs800 million. |
Uganda |
07/05/2007 |
CIB-7-2963 |
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| £250,000 fake goods seized |
All |
| The counterfeit haul included more than 14,000 DVDs, CDs and computer games, along with clothing, trainers, jewellery and perfume. |
UK |
07/05/2007 |
CIB-7-2971 |
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| Possible Counterfeit Mobile Phone Battery Kills User |
Electronics |
| After a consumer in Gansu Province died from an explosion caused by the battery of his Motorola mobile phone, Motorola has reportedly sent staff to coordinate with the local government's investigation of the accident. |
China |
07/05/2007 |
CIB-7-2964 |
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| Fake Nokia, Motorola Batteries in China May Explode |
Electronics |
| Nokia Oyj and Motorola Inc., the world's biggest mobile-phone makers, said Chinese authorities in the southern province of Guangdong found four counterfeit battery models that may explode in their handsets. |
China |
07/06/2007 |
CIB-7-2976 |
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| Thousands of fake goods seized in Singapore raid |
Luxury Goods |
| Several thousand counterfeit watches, handbags and wallets carrying faked labels of such luxury brands as Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Chanel were seized and three men arrested, news reports said Thursday. |
Singapore |
07/05/2007 |
CIB-7-2965 |
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| Pirated Bollywood DVDs seized in Southall |
Movies |
| The batch of around 3,000 DVDs and music CDs included illegal copies of JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM. |
UK |
07/06/2007 |
CIB-7-2980 |
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| Some 4.000 pirated discs seized in Gostivar |
Movies & Music |
| The authorities have seized some 4.000 pieces of pirated CDs and DVDs during raids on a market in Gostivar |
Macedonia |
07/07/2007 |
CIB-7-2978 |
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| More than 10.000 pirated CDs, cigarettes confiscated in Skopje |
Music |
| More than 10.000 pirated CD, as well as 130 cartons of various cigarettes without documents were found and confiscated by the Police in a store in Skopje's Old Market. |
Macedonia |
07/04/2007 |
CIB-7-2962 |
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| Counterfeit CDs Worry IT, Cell Phone Vendors |
Music |
| IT and cellular phone vendors have called on the government agencies to impose tighter restrictions to check the sale of counterfeit IT products and cellular phone accessories following the raids on two local stores here. |
Saudi Arabia |
07/08/2007 |
CIB-7-2984 |
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| Counterfeit pills bought online led to death, coroner confirms |
Pharmaceuticals |
| A 58-year-old Quadra Island woman died from metal poisoning last year after ingesting contaminated counterfeit pills purchased online |
Canada |
07/06/2007 |
CIB-7-2974 |
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| Dubai customs confiscate counterfeit medicine worth aed 5 million |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Dubai Customs announced today that it succeeded in seizing huge amount of counterfeit medicinal drugs worth Dhs5 million during an operation carried out by Customs inspectors |
Dubai |
07/03/2007 |
CIB-7-2957 |
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| Officers seize 'fake' passports |
zDocumentation |
| Officers recovered 1,800 alleged counterfeit passports, valued at £1m, from two wardrobes in a two-bedroom flat in Poplar Grove, Barnet. |
UK |
07/04/2007 |
CIB-7-2961 |
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