965 fake bags and auto spare parts seized at UAE warehouse:
A staggering 965 counterfeit bags and auto spare parts – illegally stored at a warehouse in Umm Al Thaub industrial area – were confiscated by inspectors of the department of economic development in the emirate of Umm Al Quwain, as part of Anti Counterfeiting operations in the UAE.
The contraband included 600 women handbags of famous international brands, along with 55 women bags of different sizes,? sources said.
The inspectors also found 10 cartons of auto spare parts and accessories of international brands, they added. ?Some of these were of Mercedes Benz and Toyota.
Acting on a tip-off, the customer protection section formed a team and swung into action.
The inspectors stormed the warehouse and seized the fake items. The counterfeits were later destroyed.?
In the video, Dubai Economy on a live raid on few places in Karama where they seized thousands of counterfeit items worth about half a million dirhams as part of the Anti Counterfeiting operations in the UAE
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