Warehouse with contraband clothing discovered - Products were printed with fake logos. A Turkish citizen is arrested. Another, wanted
As a result of the administration of information obtained that smuggled clothing was being stored in Kamëz, which was marked with fake logos of well-known international brands, the Economic and Financial Crime Investigation Sector, with the support of Police Commissariat No. 5 and the “Eagle” Special Force, organized and finalized the “Brands 2” operation.
During the operation, Turkish citizen OS, 46 years old, was arrested, Turkish citizen MK, 50 years old, was declared wanted, and the materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office, where proceedings were initiated at large for three female citizens, employees of this warehouse.
During the intervention, the Police services found that the warehouse contained goods that were suspected of having evaded customs duties, as well as machinery for counterfeiting and printing logos that were placed on various clothing and shoes.
The procedural materials were referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office, for further action, for the criminal offenses "Violation of industrial property rights", "Illegal employment", "Smuggling of other goods", "Trading and transporting contraband goods", "Storage or storage of contraband goods", "Hiding income", "Forgery of seals, stamps or forms".
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