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| Spain busts internet pirate network |
All |
| Spanish police said on Sunday they had arrested 16 people in connection with a probe of an international pirating network accused of dealing in software, games, films and music. |
Spain |
7/23/2007 |
CIB-7-3059 |
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| Pirated books worth Rs 40 lakh seized |
Books |
| Subramanyapura police raided two places and arrested one person on charges of illegally printing English works, including J K Rowlings latest and last in the Potter series |
India |
7/23/2007 |
CIB-7-3061 |
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| Arrests in £3m fake clothing raid |
Clothing |
| Thirteen people have been arrested over a haul of counterfeit designer clothing with a sale value estimated at £3m. |
UK |
7/25/2007 |
CIB-7-3072 |
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| Reno Fire Department Warns of Counterfeit Batteries |
Electronics |
| Counterfeit Panasonic batteries packaged with Xenon Aluminum Flashlight sold at Sportsman's Warehouse stores can overheat causing fire and possible burns to consumers |
USA |
7/23/2007 |
CIB-7-3063 |
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| Rehoboth store closed after counterfeit merchandise sting |
Luxury Goods |
| Police seized more than $75,000 worth of counterfeit merchandise from a downtown business yesterday and city officials have shut down the store |
USA |
7/27/2007 |
CIB-7-3101 |
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| Fake DVDs seized in North searches |
Movies |
| Detectives in the North have arrested two men in connection with the seizure of counterfeit DVDs worth over £120,000. |
Ireland |
7/23/2007 |
CIB-7-3064 |
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| Arms seized in Sicilian anti-piracy raids |
Movies |
| Italian anti-piracy police have cracked an illicit distribution network operating in Catania, Sicily in raids that uncovered a significant seizure of arms and bombs. |
Italy |
7/27/2007 |
CIB-7-3097 |
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| 45 Arrested in Fake Goods Ring |
Movies and Music |
| Atlanta police have busted a huge counterfeit operation in the West End. Officers said they arrested nearly 50 people, and seized over $750,000 of fake merchandise. |
USA |
7/27/2007 |
CIB-7-3087 |
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| China busts seller of 18,000 fake Viagra pills |
Pharmaceuticals |
| authorities announced busts on criminal networks that exported phony Viagra, bird flu medicine and anti-malaria drugs. |
China |
7/25/2007 |
CIB-7-3080 |
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| China busts fake drug ring |
Pharmaceuticals |
| Chinese police have arrested 15 members of a gang who allegedly made and sold dozens of types of fake drugs in northeastern Heilongjiang Province. |
China |
7/27/2007 |
CIB-7-3085 |
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| Medicines dumped in rivers! |
Pharmaceuticals |
| With the spurious medicine seizure in neighbouring Balangir pressing the panic button, pharmacists in Koraput district are in a hurry to get rid of the ‘stock’. |
India |
7/23/2007 |
CIB-7-3062 |
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| ICC applauds Chinese crackdown on software counterfeiting |
Software |
| ICC welcomed yesterday’s announcement that the Chinese Public Security Bureau... has raided what appears to be the largest software counterfeiting operation ever uncovered. |
China |
7/25/2007 |
CIB-7-3081 |
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| Operation “Summer Solstice,” yeilds arrests and pirated software |
Software |
| International investigation conducted jointly by FBI and law enforcement authorities in People’s Republic of Chain results in multiple arrests in China and seizures of counterfeit Microsoft and Symantec software. |
China / USA |
7/23/2007 |
CIB-7-3068 |
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| Millions of fake cigarettes found |
Tobacco |
| Nearly 12 million counterfeit cigarettes have been seized by customs staff at a Suffolk container port. |
UK |
7/24/2007 |
CIB-7-3066 |
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| Fake fags up in smoke |
Tobacco |
| POISONOUS counterfeit cigarettes bound for the streets of the area have gone up in smoke after being seized by customs officers. |
UK |
7/25/2007 |
CIB-7-3100 |
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| Finnish Customs seize large amounts of Chinese pirated goods |
Watches |
| Finnish Customs said Wednesday they had seized large quantities of pirated watches and mobile phone parts at Helsinki-Vantaa airport |
Finland |
7/25/2007 |
CIB-7-3075 |
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