Counterfeit and Forgery

A 39 year old man has been charged on suspicion of being a member of an organised crime group responsible for the production and supply of false identity documents.

http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/1484-slough-man-charged-in-forgery-investigation

PIPCU warn against illegal streaming ahead of boxing, golf and F1 coverage. Using a device to stream TV, sports or films without an official subscription is breaking the law.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1117/pipcu_warns_users_of_illegal_streaming_risks_ahea

More than £21,000-worth of illegal cigarettes have been seized by Birmingham City Council as Trading standards team acting on tip-offs swooped on stores in Handsworth and Erdington .

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/85000-fake-cigarettes-found-stashed-15209870

Close to 10’000 counterfeit goods, including phone chargers and headphones have been seized in south and west Belfast, the PSNI has said.

http://www.itv.com/news/utv/2018-09-28/police-swoop-on-counterfeit-goods-in-south-and-west-belfast/

A massive forgery factory filled with thousands of fake documents and cards has been shut down and its operators jailed.

https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/16895571.the-national-crime-agency-seized-thousands-of-forged-documents/

Among the goods taken were 400 pairs of trainers, football shirts, jackets, perfumes, hair straighteners and watches.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/top-stories/homepage/2018/09/18/50000-in-counterfeit-clothes-electronics-and-perfumes-seized-from-shropshire-house/

The owner of a Tamworth shop has been sentenced after over 12,000 illegal cigarettes and 5kg of hand rolling tobacco were seized in just 12 months.

https://www.tamworthinformed.co.uk/illicit-cigarettes-staffordshire-2-2/

A couple produced and sold hundreds of fake bus and train passes in a £50,000 fraud

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2018/09/04/fake-bus-and-train-passes-produced-and-sold-in-50k-fraud/

According to a report by the Local Government Association (LGA) many of the counterfeit versions contain dangerous substances including lead, mercury, cyanide, arsenic and paint-stripper which can have toxic effects on vital organs.

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1009880/the-toxic-truth-about-counterfeit-cosmetics

A rogue trader peddling fake watches was snared just before boarding a helicopter at the city’s airport.

https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/police-seize-haul-of-counterfeit-watches-from-man-at-heliport/