Counterfeit and Forgery

From late 2015 to June 2017, officers unravelled the wide-scale manufacture and distribution of counterfeit documents by a London and Midlands gang who created the fake IDs to help immigration offenders live illegally in the UK.

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/01/26/seven-jailed-over-fake-id-documents-that-helped-immigrants-illeg/

The growing concern of counterfeit toys is seen as a key factor contributing to the decrease of UK toy sales.

https://www.which.co.uk/news/2018/01/counterfeit-toys-growing-concern-in-uk/

A Shrewsbury shopkeeper who hid counterfeit cigarettes in a hidden compartment in his store has been given two suspended prison sentences.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2018/01/13/shrewsbury-shopkeeper-sold-counterfeit-cigarettes-hidden-in-secret-compartment/

AN EBAY trader who ran a £250,000 online business selling fake phone chargers, car badges and unapproved cosmetics online has said: ‘I’m not a criminal.’

https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/crime/amazon-and-ebay-trader-ran-250-000-counterfeit-business-from-portsmouth-office-1-8316500

EMV is leading to a significant drop in counterfeit fraud.

http://uk.businessinsider.com/retailers-see-increased-declines-in-counterfeit-fraud-2017-12

In the first half of 2017, around 237,000 fake banknotes were removed from UK streets: if they were real, these notes would have been worth £4.88 million.

https://crimestoppers-uk.org/get-involved/our-campaigns/national-campaigns/fake-banknotes/