Police Seize Fake North Face And Nike Clothing Worth Millions
More than £7.5 million of suspected counterfeit clothing, watches and perfume has been seized by police during raids in Manchester. The operation, which involved 100 police officers and staff, saw three premises in Cheetham Hill searched and 15 people arrested on Wednesday. Inside the interlinked premises in the road known as 'counterfeit street', were clothes with logos from brands including North Face, Nike, Boss and YSL, as well as bottles of perfume and aftershave. Of those arrested, 11 were detained for offences relating to the distribution of counterfeit goods and four for immigration offences, the City of London Police said. More than £7.5 million of suspected counterfeit clothing, watches and perfume has been seized by police during raids in Manchester Officers worked through the night to clear the three units, with shoes, handbags, wallets and sunglasses also among the items seized, police said. The operation was led by City of London Police's intellectual property crime unit (PIPCU) and Greater Manchester Police.
It marks the latest plan to fight back against criminals in Manchester, which has been dubbed the 'counterfeit capital' of the UK. The street where the roads took place, Bury New Road, reportedly received its nickname because of the number of shops which have been found to sell fake goods. The operation, which involved 100 police officers and staff, saw three premises in Cheetham Hill searched and 15 people arrested on Wednesday. Pictured: Police try to break down a door Inside the interlinked premises in the road known as 'counterfeit street', were clothes with logos from brands including North Face, Nike, Boss and YSL, as well as bottles of perfume and aftershave The operation, which involved 100 police officers and staff, saw three premises in Cheetham Hill searched and 15 people arrested on Wednesday RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next 'This was predictable': GMB's Dr Hilary Jones says UK is on...
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'The intention is to follow up the hierarchy and make a big impact on the people who are making serious money out of this.' Of those arrested, 11 were detained for offences relating to the distribution of counterfeit goods and four for immigration offences, the City of London Police said Officers worked through the night to clear the three units, with shoes, handbags, homepage wallets and sunglasses also among the items seized, police said The operation was led by City of London Police's intellectual property crime unit (PIPCU) and Greater Manchester Police PIPCU's police staff investigator Charlotte Beattie, who is leading the investigation, said: 'The counterfeit goods business regularly helps to fund other types of serious organised crime.