Guangzhou corners luxury goods counterfeit operation  

广州破获假冒世界名牌皮具大案 涉案金额1.5亿

广东省、广州市工商局6月1日联合广州公安部门，破获一宗制售假冒国际名牌皮具大案，现场查获假冒“GUCCI”等名牌皮具17233个，经初步估算，涉案金额达1.5亿元人民币。

Guangzhou (CNS) -- Guangdong Industrial and Commercial Administration cooperating with the public security authority of Guangzhou made a raid on Friday that uncovered 17,233 counterfeit Gucci products and other fake luxury leather brands. It is estimated that about 150 million yuan was involved in the deception.

The operation included networks devoted to production, transportation and sales in Baiyun District of Guangzhou; all were taken into custody. Two factories, two warehouses and one company are alleged to be engaged in the fraud.

Counterfeit products are a violation of the exclusive rights to use a registered trade mark, and jeopardize market fairness and the interests of consumers.

Twenty-five suspects have been detained by the public security authority.