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| 10,975 Fake Items Seized in Sharjah Crackdown |
Assorted |
| The Sharjah Municipality has confiscated and destroyed 10,975 fake items from 72 shops and vendors selling them in subways. |
UAE |
9/30/2009 |
CIB-9-0472 |
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| Authorities seize $200,000 in counterfeit goods in Lake City |
Assorted |
| Authorities on Monday conducted a sting in Lake City that resulted in one arrest and the confiscation of nearly $200,000 in counterfeit merchandise, according to the South Carolina Secretary of State’s Office. |
USA |
9/29/2009 |
CIB-9-0473 |
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| Fake Car Spare Parts Seized and Destroyed |
Autos & Parts |
| Thousands of fake Mercedes-Benz spare parts worth more than 1.5 million euros were seized and destroyed during a major raid in the Sharjah industrial area, officials said. |
UAE |
9/28/2009 |
CIB-9-0486 |
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| Fake alcohol factory closed down |
Food & Beverage |
| A major fake vodka factory in Leicestershire has been closed down after raids by customs officers. |
UK |
10/01/2009 |
CIB-9-0475 |
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| Italy police seize euro20 million in sham goods |
Luxury Goods |
| Italian police say they have seized an estimated euro20 million ($29 million) worth of counterfeit designer purses, wallets and watches in a three-month crackdown that implicated 14 Chinese immigrants. |
Italy |
10/02/2009 |
CIB-9-0474 |
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| Counterfeit raid on South Street |
Luxury Goods |
| Philadelphia Police and L & I agents closed in on five shops on South Street. |
USA |
10/02/2009 |
CIB-9-0481 |
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| Moscow police seize 200,000 pirated DVDs in city-wide sweep |
Movies |
| Police in Moscow confiscated more than 200,000 counterfeit DVDs worth over 40 million rubles ($1.3 million) from markets in the Russian capital during a three-week operation, a police spokesman said on Thursday. |
Russia |
9/24/2009 |
CIB-9-0485 |
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| ICE seizes 22,728 counterfeit CDs and DVDs valued at $85,390 |
Movies & Music |
| More than 22,000 counterfeit CDs and DVDs being sold in flea markets in Ponce, Salinas, Santa Isabel and Coamo were seized Sunday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents as part of a targeted enforcement operation. |
USA |
9/30/2009 |
CIB-9-0487 |
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| 100,000 cigarettes seized in Cork |
Tobacco |
| A team of 18 officers from Revenue’s Customs service in Cork yesterday raided 11 private dwellings under search warrants in the Blackpool and Farranree areas on the North side of Cork City. |
Ireland |
10/02/2009 |
CIB-9-0479 |
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| Illegal cigarettes haul at docks |
Tobacco |
| Nine million counterfeit cigarettes have been seized at Belfast docks. |
UK |
9/29/2009 |
CIB-9-0470 |
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| Bulgaria arrests euro counterfeiters |
Currency |
| The Bulgarian authorities said on Thursday they seized 111,750 euros (163,000 dollars) in counterfeit 50-euro banknotes and arrested four suspects. |
Bulgaria |
10/01/2009 |
CIB-9-0477 |
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