Ian Guy of Stourbridge UK was jailed yesterday for 2 years after pleading guilty to several charges related to the sale of fake goods earlier this month. Ebay listings showed hundreds and hundreds of counterfeit T-shirts were being offered for sale by Guy bearing motifs including Harry Potter, Clockwork Orange, Disney Justin Bieber, The Ramones,…

After a successful conviction supported by TRAP, Manchester Crown Court proceeds of crime act hearing has passed judgement. The forger who sold thousands of items of fake One Direction merchandise has been ordered to pay the state his £140,000 ill-gotten gains. Gary Simpson worked as an amateur football club kitman and used equipment intended for…

Air Raid Clothing of Milton Keynes using the EBay seller name airraid-clearance was raided yesterday. Following weeks of observations and surveillance, TRAP partners Surelock concluded an investigations into the major eBay seller and raided under warrant with the Police and Milton Keynes Trading Standards, the screen print factory / warehouse which has been extremely busy…

Our partners Surelock, working with Westminster City Council Trading Standards and the Immigration Service, carried out a series of raids on retail outlets in Oxford Street, central London, seizing hundreds of counterfeit music artists’ merchandise and other products. One man was arrested and other prosecutions will follow.