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Cardiff, UK: fake vodka containing toxic chemical discovered for sale

According to Walesonline.co.uk fake vodka containing a chemical found in cleaning liquids and aerosol de-icers that can cause blindness has been discovered on sale in Cardiff. During a routine inspection of vodka brands last week, Cardiff Trading Standards officers found one particular brand contained the chemical Isopropanol. Read Article

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Dubai authorities to crack down on fake beauty products

According to Ameinfo.com Dubai Municipality with the help of Stillman’s Overseas Inc will be conducting a series of investigations and fake product seizures in Dubai in the coming fortnight. Read Article

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Settat, Morocco: 34-year-old man arrested with counterfeit 16,000 MAD currency

On February 8 2013, Security sources said that the accused man was arrested after using fake 200 MAD bills at a local restaurant. The restaurant owner discovered the fake bills and decided to follow the accused man to his hotel. He then reported him to Settat police, who arrested the person concerned and found 80 [...]

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New York: 5 residents charged for importing, trafficking counterfeit toys

According to Cnn.com five people and five New York-based companies are accused of importing hazardous and counterfeit toys from China to sell in the United States. According to the 24-count indictment unsealed in Brooklyn, seizures of merchandise over eight years included knockoff toys featuring popular children’s characters. Read Article

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Beijing: Two brothers accused of creating software to sell counterfeit train tickets

Globaltimes.com reported that two brothers were arrested on Thursday after they were caught with software they developed and sold and used to buy train tickets from the official ticket website of the Ministry of Railway (MOR), which they also resold to scalpers. Read Article

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Fermanagh,Ireland: police warn citizen of counterfeit bills in circulation

According to Impartialreporter.com police are warning people in Fermanagh to be on the lookout for counterfeit currency. A PSNI spokesman said: “At the weekend, we received a report that money paid to buy car parts that had been for sale on an internet auction site were counterfeit. Read Article

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India facing a 12% increase in contraband cigarettes

According to Hindustantimes.com high excise duty on cigarettes in India has resulted in the growth of contraband trade of the product with the total market estimated to reach Rs. 1,900 crore this year, up nearly 12% from the previous year, according to industry estimates. In 2010-11, the size of contraband cigarettes market in India was [...]

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North Yorkshire, UK: 44,000 counterfeit DVD’s worth up to £200,000 seized by FIU

AS reported by Screendaily.com Officers from the force’s Financial investigation Unit swooped on a home in the region last Tuesday (Jan 22) after learning of potential illegal sales of counterfeit DVDs through the internet. Read Article

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Amman, Jordan: seven prime ministers accused of committing frauds during last election

As reported by Anbamoscow.com for the first time in history, seven Jordanian prime ministers were accused by the authorities for having a direct interference during the parliamentary election by committing voter fraud and intimidating voters. The Jordanian Security Services agents were able to arrest four citizens involved in making and selling counterfeit voter IDs. Protesters [...]

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Saudi Ministry of Commerce: new strategy to eliminate the spread of counterfeit goods

According to Saudigazette.com Ghanium Nasser Al-Bagmi, CEO of Motabaqah Laboratories, said the existence of a strategic partnership with the private sector represented by qualified private national laboratories is necessary to stop the spread of fraudulent and counterfeit goods. Read Article

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