P25-M fake goods destroyed.

19, October 2018 | Tempo

Various counterfeit items confiscated by the customs agents from warehouses in Quezon City were recently destroyed in Laguna.

Counterfeit cigarettes copying Marlboro, Fortune, Mighty and Winston brands were among the destroyed goods at the facility of Tritek Reverse Logistics Corporation in San Pedro, Laguna – the contractor for the condemnation of the said forfeited goods.

Fake items that were destroyed also include Silka products, Knorr pork and beef cubes, and Knorr Sinigang Mix, Maggi Magic Sarap, Golden bihon. These counterfeit goods were destroyed through crushing, shredding, and rendering.

According to the Enforcement Security Service, the subject infringing goods were estimated to be worth R25 million. The goods were among those intercepted during a raid on warehouses located on Kanlaon Street corner N.S. Amoranto Street, and Malaya Sreet, Quezon City on Nov. 8, 2017.

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