Counterfeit and Forgery

A colossal 1.7m litres of counterfeit booze including wine, beer, vodka and other alcoholic beverages have been seized by authorities in recent months as part of a crackdown on food and drink fraud across Europe.

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/07/more-than-1-5m-litres-of-counterfeit-wine-and-spirits-seized-by-police-amid-crackdown/

Defence described the counterfeits - for diazepam and zopiclone - as being of a 'low standard' created using normal printing paper

https://www.armaghi.com/news/newry-news/two-men-who-used-fake-prescriptions-at-newry-pharmacies-were-chancing-their-arm/138568

LONDON (AP) — U.K. regulators said on Friday that they’re investigating Google and Amazon over concerns the online giants aren’t doing enough to stop fake reviews of products and services on their platforms.

https://apnews.com/article/europe-lifestyle-health-coronavirus-pandemic-business-634c0d3464817881820e0bff4bf5ddb5

A record number of fake online pharmacies were shut down in May as part of a global crackdown.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57358556

Ann Clark pleaded not guilty to a total of of eight counts relating to counterfeit notes in December 2018 at a hearing held at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Monday

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2021/06/08/shropshire-woman-48-denies-bank-note-fraud-allegations/

A doctor was caught trying to fly out of the UK with a fake Covid-19 test certificate, a court heard today.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/doctor-admits-fraud-faking-pcr-160811501.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

The store manager of a shop in Cheetham Hill Manchester, who imported counterfeit goods and distributed them internationally, has been sentenced.

https://colp.mpw.cds.co.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2021/may/pipcu/store-manager-of-a-counterfeit-shop-in-cheetham-hill-sentenced/

Crimes against intellectual property are big business for organised crime groups, commercial competitors and foreign states alike. In the first of a series of legal columns, David Cowan offers a practical approach

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/How-to-tackle-intellectual-property-crime

An Ecuadorian man has been convicted for running a fake passport factory from his attic in south west London.

Four raids, led by the City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU), the North West Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit and Greater Manchester Police, have uncovered an estimated £15 million worth of branded clothing, shoes, electricals, watches, jewellery, and perfume suspected to be counterfeit. Suspected counterfeit medication was also found and seized.

Huge three day police operation in Cheetham Hill saw £15m worth of counterfeit goods seized and seven arrests | City of London Police (cds.co.uk)