12 arrested for selling counterfeit products
12 arrested for selling counterfeit products
Posted: 23 November 2010 2058 hrs
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SINGAPORE: Police have arrested 12 men for selling counterfeit electronic products at Sim Lim Square.
Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department mounted simultaneous raids on Monday at the shopping complex resulting in the arrests and seizure of goods worth an estimated value of $12,000.
The shops raided were selling counterfeit products from renowned electronic brands.
They were also believed to have provided illegal modification services for game consoles which enabled pirated games to be played on them.
Items seized for investigations included counterfeit electronic products, external hard disks, laptops and memory sticks containing pirated games as well as programmes used for the modification of game consoles.
Investigations are on-going.
Any person found guilty of selling or distributing counterfeit products are liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000 for each article, and up to a maximum fine of $100,000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
- CNA/fa