Fake products’ network smashed
November 14, 2017 Category China News Round-up, Weekly
Chinese and U.S. police have jointly smashed an international criminal network that made and sold fake luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Rolex and Cartier, the Ministry of Public Security announced. The joint probe is part of an ongoing collaboration between law enforcement agencies in the two countries to curtail intellectual property infringement, and it reflects a zero-tolerance attitude on both sides toward cross-border crimes. In this case, fake luxury goods were produced in Chinese factories, sold via e-commerce and shipped to the U.S. and other countries and regions.
Chinese police so far have detained 36 suspects and destroyed seven production plants, confiscating more than 3,000 counterfeit items, including leather products, suitcases, glasses, watches and jewelry. Sales had reached CNY100 million. U.S. law enforcement agencies are investigating buyers who placed the orders in the United States. Early this year, police in Guangzhou received a tip and discovered an English-language website full of advertisements for fake luxury goods, the Ministry said. Later, a criminal group surfaced. The Ministry then informed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security about the matter, and a joint investigation was started.
As part of the effort, police discovered that the gang received orders from the website in Guangzhou, and then purchased fake products from local markets or ordered them from illegal factories. In mid-July, police in Guangdong raided production, storage and export operations, and found information related to orders from U.S. customers, the China Daily reports.
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