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• JD.com says it has upgraded its anti-counterfeit system

  04-May-21 - Fake-spotting tools are now available to all brands, rather than a select group originally invited to participate in the scheme.

• Arrests in Netherlands, Poland after 5.4m fake cigarette swoop

  30-Apr-21 - The gang is also believed to have been involved in violent robberies, with firearms and weapons also seized by police.

• Texas man pleads guilty to selling fake Cookies vapes

  30-Apr-21 - Christopher Andrew Reyes admitted selling thousands of fake and potentially dangerous vape pens imported from China.

• Alibaba bans any trade in pharmaceuticals on its platform

  29-Apr-21 - The ban extends to the sale of any medicinal product or ingredient, including veterinary and herbal medicines.

• Counterfeiters turning attention to smaller businesses, says study

  29-Apr-21 - Four out of every five small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) suffer from counterfeits and brand abuse on the Internet.

• Chinese court jails prolific golf equipment counterfeiters

  28-Apr-21 - Case was prompted by a 2020 seizure of $1.8m-worth of items infringing the trademarks of top golf equipment brands.

• $4.3m in fake jewellery seized by Cincinnati CBP

  28-Apr-21 - Shipment infringed IP of brands including Tiffany, Pandora, Cartier, Bvlgari, Dior, Gucci, Chanel, Rolex, Versace, and Tous.

• Fake polymer £20 notes spotted in Northern Ireland

  27-Apr-21 - The Bank of England notes are said to be good quality forgeries that could easily pass as genuine, say police.

• Illegal remdesivir on sale in India as COVID tightens its grip

  27-Apr-21 - Latest incident involved an authorised generic of the antiviral drug made by local drugmaker Hetero.

• Gucci teams up with Facebook on counterfeit lawsuit

  27-Apr-21 - Natalia Kokhtenko is accused of running a business selling fake Gucci- branded handbags, shoes, clothing, and accessories.

• 25,000 counterfeit 3M masks seized in Scotland

  26-Apr-21 - Operation was prompted by intelligence that the counterfeit face masks were coming into the UK from Hong Kong.

• Manchester police raids uncover £15m in fake goods

  26-Apr-21 - Haul included counterfeit designer clothing and accessories, electricals, perfumes and medication.

• WHO publishes guide for medicines traceability

  26-Apr-21 - Countries looking to set up a traceability system for medicinal products should focus on three main elements, says WHO.

• EMEA cargo thefts high despite pandemic lockdown

  23-Apr-21 - Despite COVID-19 lockdowns, thefts approached record levels and were likely an underestimate, says TAPA.

• New chair at VerifyMe as Norman Gardner retires

  23-Apr-21 - Norman Gardner has stepped down as chair of VerifyMe, and will be replaced by GPX' Scott Greenberg.

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