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London's raids on counterfeit luxury retailers miss the target

London's raids on counterfeit luxury retailers miss the target

Dark Luxury reveals how stores allegedly selling counterfeit luxury goods are restocked with the same items within 24 hours. So why aren't police targeting the warehouses which supply them?

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Early on the morning of Wednesday 26 February, City of London Police arrived outside a shop on Camden High Street to carry out what has become an almost routine task. After one officer cut open the shop’s metal shutters, others raided the store, emptying it of over 4,000 counterfeit luxury goods including clothing, shoes, bags and watches. A 29-…

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