Picture courtesy of Siam News.

 

Authorities have seized more than 100,000 counterfeit items with an estimated value exceeding 20 million baht following a major operation at a prominent shopping centre in Bangkok.

 

The raid, conducted under the direction of Police Lieutenant Colonel Yutthana Praedam, Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), and Deputy Director-General Police Lieutenant Visanu Chimtrakun, targeted 19 locations suspected of selling and storing counterfeit goods. The operation involved DSI officials from the Intellectual Property Crime Division and Special Operations Division, who executed search warrants issued by the Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court.

 

During the inspections, officers discovered large quantities of counterfeit products, including clothing, sportswear, handbags, sunglasses, footwear, and tumblers, bearing the trademarks of renowned brands such as Nike, Under Armour, Adidas, Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Chanel, and Gucci. Representatives of the trademark holders were present to observe the raids.

 

The seized goods, believed to cause economic damage of approximately 20 million baht, have been confiscated and handed over to special case investigators for further examination. The case is being pursued as Special Case No. 105/2567 and may involve violations of the Customs Act B.E. 2560 (2017) and the Trademark Act B.E. 2534 (1991) as amended.

 

Authorities are now working to trace the network responsible for importing and distributing the counterfeit products and to identify those behind the operation.

 

The DSI emphasised that it is committed to vigorously combating intellectual property rights violations to protect consumers from the dangers associated with counterfeit goods and to support Thailand’s economic stability. Strengthening enforcement efforts also aims to improve Thailand’s international standing in intellectual property protection.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Siam News 2025-04-27.

 

 

 

 

Someone didn't get their envelope meanwhile go to Vietnam and bali and have a look people are buying this fake stuff up  by the bucket loads how about looking into corruption that causes more harm than a few Gucci bags

Just the tip of a (very) large iceberg 

Now I'm suspecting the authenticity of my recently purchased Adibas shoes.

"...100,000 counterfeit items with an estimated value exceeding 20 million baht...." IF they were real!

2 hours ago, Gsxrnz said:

Now I'm suspecting the authenticity of my recently purchased Adibas shoes.

I fell for that one years ago, Timmy Hillfinger t-shirts, scammers, 

Tourist numbers will go down again soon, Tourist come here for the knock off's, 

3 hours ago, Gsxrnz said:

Now I'm suspecting the authenticity of my recently purchased Adibas shoes.

 

I'm 100% sure of the provenance of my 300 baht Apple AirPod Pros.

 

These kinds of threads always surprise me. Are MBK & other places allowed?  

1 hour ago, Emdog said:

"...100,000 counterfeit items with an estimated value exceeding 20 million baht...." IF they were real!

Some are real. They employees and manager of factories run the line a little late, push it out the back door and sell it for themselves

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

Tourist numbers will go down again soon, Tourist come here for the knock off's, 

That's right. Shopping for cheap fake stuff is great. I've had fake shirts last 12 years.

56 minutes ago, Harsh Jones said:

That's right. Shopping for cheap fake stuff is great. I've had fake shirts last 12 years.

 

I don't remember the last time I wore a shirt with a name on it.  Or a logo.  Or one of those little alligators (or penguins for the old farts tuned in here) 

 

I'm pretty sure my Anus laptop is the real thing.