Police have seized £500,000 worth of fake England shirts ahead of the start of the World Cup. A series of raids were carried out across the country which resulted in six arrests and £12,000 in cash being discovered.
Police have seized £500,000 worth of fake England shirts ahead of the start of the World Cup.
A series of raids were carried out across the country which resulted in six arrests and £12,000 in cash being discovered.In Sheffield, officers found fakes in a storage facility and £10,000 worth of cash at a home.Detective sergeant Matthew Hussey, from City of London Police, say they ‘regularly see’ connections between counterfeit goods trade and organised criminal groups.
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