Gang involved in selling fake items across country held

sharjah — The Sharjah Police have arrested five Asian men on charges of involving in commercial fraud and promoting counterfeit products.

Sharjah Police in coordination with inspection team from the Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) raided a farm in Al Dahid area where the suspects stored the faked products with a purpose to distribute them across the country with same price of the original products.

Speaking to Khaleej Times, Colonel Ahmed bin Darwish, director of Central Region Sharjah Police

5 Asians were taken into custody following a raid in Al Dhaid area

Department, said that the police seized large quantity of faked brand names of perfumes, smart phones batteries and accessories, as well as health, food, cosmetic products which carry brand names. The police during the investigation found out that the gang members glued stickers that carry brand names in the containers of the products worth millions of dirhams and have rented the farm from its owner, who was not aware of their illegal activities.

Major Abdullah Al Malaih, director of criminal investigation department (CID) at the Central Region Police Department, said: “We coordinated with inspection section of SEDD, raided the location and seized all illegal goods which belonged to people based in the country.”