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Arrests in fake car products probe

August 21, 2014 by adminficci News 0 comments

A man and a woman in their forties have been arrested as part of a police investigation into the sale of fake car products. The pair were detained in Ballymena, Co Antrim, by detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) organised crime branch. Police also seized two cars, a Porsche and a BMW, as well as counterfeit key fobs, badges and wheel caps for brands including Audi and Mercedes during searches in Ballymena, Portstewart and Belfast.

Detective Inspector Todd Clements said officers had been following up on a complaint from a car manufacturer. “Officers have seized a significant amount of what we believe are counterfeit car products being sold online in a business with a substantial turnover

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