Raids in Bangkok yield 60,000 counterfeit travel mugs

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Raids in Bangkok yield 60,000 counterfeit travel mugs

By The Nation

 

 

Some 60,000 plastic coffee cups, tumblers and mugs bearing brand name logos have been confiscated from wholesale manufacturers and warehouses for intellectual property law violation.

 

The counterfeit items, to be supplied to distributors in Bangkok’s Sampheng Market, were worth an estimated Bt10 million in retail sales, although they could even fetch Bt60 million, Department of Special Investigation chief Pol Colonel Paisit Wongmuang told a press conference on Thursday.

 

Following complaints filed by representatives of the damaged businesses, officers on Wednesday afternoon launched the raids. They searched 10 Bangkok locations of the wholesale manufacturers and warehouses to seize the counterfeit items.

 

Nine suspects were arrested on charges of possessing with the intent to sell and distribute counterfeit goods and violating others’ intellectual property rights, Paisit said.

 

The confiscated travel mugs carried the logos of Manchester United Football Club, Liverpool Football Club, Starbucks, Doraemon and Harley Davidson.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/around_thailand/30347739

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-06-14

[Wiggy]

Priorities.

[BritManToo]

I'll take a Liverpool mug to go with my Liverpool t-shirt, shorts and scooter please.

(Not to mention my gfs Liverpool Santa outfit)

I wonder if Honda paid?

 

Edited June 14, 2018 by BritManToo

[rugbyjacks]

22 minutes ago, Wiggy said:

Priorities.

Meanwhile, in other news, approx 25,000 people die on Thailand's Roads every year...

[ezzra]

Was big Joke involved in this mega bust? Gee, i feel for all of those poor souls who will have to buy the real mugs now...

[klauskunkel]

No "Hello Kitty"? Disappointed.

[PETERTHEEATER]

Curses! You mean that my Starbucks travel Yeti travel mug-thingy could be counterfeit? The stall holder told me that it was the real deal and I paid the sixty baht happily......

[hansnl]

Now where did these imitation mugs come from?

[Lupatria]

Names of manufacturers, importers, and distributers are withheld due to ongoing negotiations.

[Darcula]

2 minutes ago, Lupatria said:

Names of manufacturers, importers, and distributers are withheld due to ongoing negotiations.

 

That's a mugging in progress.

[overherebc]

11 minutes ago, Darcula said:

 

That's a mugging in progress.

Don't quote me but I heard Toby someone is close to the top and has a handle on it.

[NextStationBangkok]

15 minutes ago, Darcula said:

 

That's a mugging in progress.

 

Tea is not full enough, so they ceased the mugs.....?

[skorp13]

I will sleep sooooo much better tonight knowing counterfeit mugs have been taken off the streets! Well done ?️‍♂️

[grkt]

Luckily for him the old idiot watches were not fake !

 

 

 

 

[Jingthing]

Do they leak?