22 people arrested in Dénia
for crimes against industrial
property
It is alleged they sold counterfeit
items from luxury brands at a flea
market - 2,106 counterfeit items
have been seized. Agents of the
National Police arrested 22 people
(of mostly Senegalese and Moroccan
origin) in Denia, accused of allegedly
committing an offense against
intellectual property. In total 2,106
counterfeit items of luxury brands
were seized that were allegedly being
offered for sale in a market in the
town of Dénia. The investigation
began when the researchers learned
that in a Dénia street market could
be selling counterfeit effects of
recognised brands of international
prestige. After carrying out several
inspections, the agents were able to
check with the legal representatives
of the affected brands to confirm that
counterfeit products were actually
on sale. Many of the objects that
were exposed to sale to the public
had low quality in the product, both
in the materials and sewing used in
them, and in the logos of the brand.
In the same way, the researchers
verified how many of them did not
carry the mandatory labels of the
aforementioned firms, lacking the
symbols of registered products and
purchase invoices of the companies
authorized to sell them.
Detentions and registrations
Between January 14 and 15 , the agents
proceeded to arrest the 22 persons
allegedly responsible and to register
and seize the allegedly forged effects.
As a result of the searches carried
out, investigators took a total of 2,106
items, among which were products
such as caps, handbags, phone cases,
lingerie, handbags, handkerchiefs,
shoes, watches, key rings, belts stand
out. , sweatshirts, trousers and 92
logos representative of luxury brands
as well as special adhesive to stick
them on the objects intervened. The
Judicial and Dénia Police forces
worked with the Alicante Forgeries
Unit in the operation . (Informacion.
Es)