A large number of goods, which appear to be fakes, were detected and seized during a coordinated operation, carried out today, in the province of Famagusta, by the Anti-Theft and Illegal Gambling Crimes Branch of the Police Electronic Crime Sub-Directorate and the Customs Department.
The purpose of the operation was to combat the illegal trafficking of goods that infringe intellectual property rights. During its duration, members of the Police and the Customs Department conducted searches in four premises, in the province of Famagusta, in which more than 6,400 products, which appear to be imitations, were located and confiscated. In the majority of them, the confiscated products are clothing, footwear, toys and others.
The confiscated products were received by officials of the Customs Department, which undertook further investigation of the cases.