Interpol: Combating pharmaceutical crime At least 11% of medical products sold online are counterfeit, and all regions of the world are affected, Interpol has said as it warned consumers to be on alert and not buy medicines on social network pages or mobile devices applications.Interpol’s Operation Pangea is internationally well-established in efforts to fighting pharmaceutical...Read More

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...Read More

Busted Nike CounterfeitsMore than 14,000 counterfeit versions of Nike shoes worth more $2.2 million seized by US Customs and Border Protection officers at LA/Long Beach Seaport.Fourteen thousand eight hundred six pairs of fake Nike shoes that, if genuine, would’ve been worth a total of more than $2 million. The shoes arrived from China at the...Read More

Fake Colgate toothpaste in Panama contains harmful DEG Busted Colgate counterfeits news: Counterfeit toothpaste discovered in Panama contains diethylene glycol (DEG), an ingredient responsible for poisoning hundreds of people in the country a few years ago. The fake toothpaste, found in stores in Panama City, David, and Santiago, was a counterfeit of the Colgate-Palmolive?s Triple...Read More

Printing counterfeit trademarks on fake air conditioning units captured on cam Shocking video of fake logos and trademarks of famous brands being printed on air conditioning units. LG, Samsung, Carrier, and more….! Cosmos anti-counterfeiting service Counterfeit refrigerant and contaminated refrigerants have existed for quite some time, in many cases being illegally imported from China. Several...Read More

Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) destroys counterfeit goods in Mombasa Africa Anti Counterfeiting news: According to chair of the Board of ACA, Ms Flora Mutahi, the condemned goods that were destroyed through burning at the Coast Clay Works , Changamwe, Mombasa County consisted of various items ranging from fast-moving goods like footwear, clothing, electronic goods like circuit...Read More

Electronics dealer admits $1.5m in counterfeit sales Electronics counterfeits busted: a Las Vegas businessman has pleaded guilty to charges that he trafficked counterfeit Apple and Samsung phone parts and accessories. Saad Ahmed (32) admitted conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods via his Phone Parts USA business, which sells cell phone components and other electronics throughout...Read More

Counterfeits hunt in the Middle East: A year-round mission in UAE. Inspectors conduct daily visits and investigate stores to ensure they are following laws. Authorities have confiscated more than 7,000 fake products in Abu Dhabi so far this year. And these fakes were seized not in random busts – but as part of strategic inspection...Read More

Massive Counterfeit bust in China: Law enforcement officials in China struck a major blow in the fight against knock-off Lego products. A coordinated raid has shut down one of the biggest offenders around. For years, a company called Lepin has been producing buildable toys. Like Lego, theirs are also made from bricks. They’re also 100...Read More

Last week, Glossy reported a bit of good news for luxury brands and resellers around the world that 2018 saw a drop in counterfeit goods among resellers, according to new data from the luxury goods authentication platform Entrupy. Alibaba fights Against Counterfeits: Things are looking similarly positive for a platform that has faced significant challenges with counterfeit...Read More

The Fake phones seized in Nairobi were in a sting operation when inspectors from the Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) raided several outlets in downtown Nairobi along Mfangano Street and seized 213 counterfeit mobile phones. Fake Samsung phones and accessories worth more than Sh10 million have been seized by anti-counterfeit officers. They also seized over 1000 mobile...Read More