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    Police seize £170,000 worth of counterfeit CDs in raids

    Officers from the City of London Police’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) seized counterfeit CDs worth an estimated loss to the industry of £169,708, during warrants in the Wirral, Merseyside.

    PIPCU | Press releases

    11:58 23/06/2022

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    Two men who sold fake Bio-Oil online to pregnant women have been sentenced.

    PIPCU | Press releases

    12:27 20/05/2022

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    Over a million pounds worth of counterfeit goods seized in huge police operation

    This morning (Wednesday 1 December 2021), officers from City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU), the North West Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit and GMP's Cheetham Hill Neighbourhood Team executed three warrants within the Cheetham Hill area of Manchester.

    PIPCU | Press releases

    16:34 01/12/2021

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    GAME OVER: Duo involved in infringing video game content sentenced

    Two men have been sentenced for infringing video game content which is estimated to have cost the gaming industry £10 million.

    PIPCU | Press releases

    10:42 30/11/2021

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    Biggest ever police operation against counterfeiting sees over £500m worth of goods seized

    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.

    PIPCU

    10:24 10/09/2021

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    Man jailed for pretending to administer fake Covid 19 vaccine

    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.

    PIPCU | Press releases

    12:11 13/08/2021

  • PIPCU has been awarded the Special Commendation Award for the second year in a row at this year’s ACG Awards for Excellence.

    PIPCU win Special Commendation Award for second year running

    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.

    PIPCU

    10:23 12/08/2021

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