Millions of trade in counterfeit goods: illegal gang rolled up

Gepubliceerd op 25 september 2015 om 15:48

At a large action this week is a gang rolled up which the public prosecutor guilty of widespread trade in counterfeit trademark goods.

Miljoenenhandel in nepartikelen: illegale bende opgerold

In total, fifteen suspects have been arrested. There are eleven of them free again. More arrests and raids close the to.

Stolen goods throughout the Netherlands are more than 50 warehouses and six houses and searched. There are more than 100,000 pieces of clothing, perfume, watches, shoes and bags confiscated and 4,200 loose brand logos.

But there were also explosives, heavy Fireworks, counterfeit money, stolen goods, water pipe tobacco (1,360 kilos), (fake) weapons, 8.5 kg hemp and amenities for a nursery found. Also, there are thousands of confiscated cigarettes and merkvervalste road style wheels.

The stuff represent an estimated value of over EUR 4 million. The counterfeit items are destroyed.

It has seized a number of goods. That also happened with more than 55,000 euros in cash, cars and a number of bank accounts of the suspects.

Beverwijkse Bazaar one of the great actions was carried out Saturday ' around ' the Beverwijkse Bazaar. There are studies on this bazaar articles for sale. Meanwhile, according to the ORDER determined that several companies there merkvervalste clothing, bags, perfumes and shoes have offered.

Of the eleven released suspects there must be some appear in court. Others have a community service or a fine.

RTL Nieuws/© Openbaar Ministerie

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