Operation in Maia ends with two arrests and dozens of counterfeit items seized
PSP Porto detained two people and seized counterfeit clothing items from five commercial premises in Maia. Products featuring Sporting, Porto and the National Team were also collected.
Two arrested for counterfeiting in commercial inspection in Maia
PSP Porto detained two people and seized dozens of items from five commercial premises in the municipality of Maia during an inspection operation carried out last Friday, revealed this Wednesday by Porto's Metropolitan Command. According to Observador, the operation took place between 14:00 and 19:00.
The two arrests were made in flagrante delicto for the crime of counterfeiting. Two notices were also issued — one for customs violation and another for counterfeiting — related to the sale to the public of 92 packets of tobacco and 21 pairs of counterfeit boxer shorts.
PSP also seized 29 Casablanca brand t-shirts, 28 of which were valued at a total of 280 euros, as well as scarves, trays, t-shirts, commemorative plaques and shorts with references to Sporting Clube de Portugal, Futebol Clube do Porto and the National Football Team. An Adidas brand backpack was also collected.
The operation identified other irregularities in the inspected establishments: absence of a complaints book, lack of fire extinguishers and mandatory signage, shortcomings in municipal licensing and invoicing, failure to report alarms to PSP and sale of parallel games. An additional customs violation resulted in the seizure of four bottles of alcoholic beverages irregularly introduced for consumption.
Source: Observador