This should send a strong signal to fakers.
A total of 25,200 fake items with a street value of around $2.6-million have been seized by the Criminal Investigation Department on Aug 4 in separate raids at Sim Lim Square and Jurong East.
The stash included laptop power adaptors, batteries, hard drives, DVD-ROMs, LCD screens, computer software as well as mobile phone accessories such as phone casings and power banks.
Four men and two women, aged between 19 and 33, were arrested for their suspected involvement in the sales of counterfeit computer parts and mobile phone accessories.
Investigation into the case is ongoing and the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Investigations & Intelligence) concurrent Director CID, Tan Chye Hee has released this warning: “Police take a serious view of intellectual property right infringements and will not hesitate to take action against perpetrators who showed blatant disregard for our IPR laws.”
Persons found guilty of selling or distributing infringing goods with falsely applied trade mark may be fined up to a maximum of $100,000, or an imprisonment term which may extend to five years, or both.
