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This morning (Wednesday 1 December 2021), officers from City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU)
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Two men have been sentenced for infringing video game content which is estimated to have cost the gaming industry £10 million.
A storage facility in Strangeways, Manchester, was raided by officers this week, in the UK’s biggest ever police operation aimed at cracking down on the sale and distribution of counterfeit goods.
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A man has been jailed for three and a half years for pretending to administer a fake Covid 19 vaccine to an elderly lady and defrauding her out of £140.
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The City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) has been awarded the Special Commendation Award for the second year in a row at this year’s Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) Awards for Excellence.
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A company director of a tech repair shop based in West Yorkshire, who imported counterfeit Apple and Samsung batteries, sold them worldwide and used his criminal earnings to get a mortgage, has been sentenced.
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A raid at a warehouse in Strangeways, Manchester, uncovered an estimated 12 tonnes of branded counterfeit goods.
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Over 21,800 cigarettes and 2.75kg of loose tobacco was seized by police during a warrant looking for counterfeit goods.
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Counterfeit football shirts worth £80,000 were seized during a warrant in London by officers from the City of London Police's Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit.
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Store manager of a counterfeit shop in Cheetham Hill sentenced