Gardai seize counterfeit goods worth €25,000 at Manchester United match
Gardai seized counterfeit goods with an estimated street value of € 25,000 at the Manchester United v Sampdoria match in Dublin 4 on Wednesday.
As part of a planned operation, Gardai from the Intellectual Property Crime Unit at the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation and representatives from Manchester United and Adidas carried out inspections of 21 vendors.
Of the 21 inspections, 17 were found to be selling counterfeit goods. In total Gardaí seized approximately 225 hats, 200 placards, 140 flags and 2,220 scarfs.
Speaking at DMR Headquarters today Detective Superintendent George Kyne said: “The ongoing cooperation between various elements of law enforcement will continue, the objective being to stop counterfeit and sub-standard products affecting the trade of genuine branded products.
“We will also continue to work with the industry to ensure their intellectual property rights are protected in this regard.”
The Intellectual Property Crime Unit (IPCU) is the National point of contact and the National coordinating unit for the investigation of Counterfeiting and Copyrighting offences by An Garda Siochana in this jurisdiction.
The unit works closely with Customs and Revenue, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, the Health Products Regulatory Authority, the Criminal Assets Bureau and Brand Protection Representatives from industry in the investigation of a broad variety of different types of criminal activity under the IP Crime umbrella.
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