Counterfeit Goods

• B.C. Amazon customer fights for refund after buying counterfeit product

  Counterfeiters are exploiting the online marketplace and consumers are paying the price, as one Richmond woman found.

  Consumer

  Feb 2, 2021
  
• 8 people charged in year-long Pacific Mall investigation over counterfeit goods

  Almost a year after a June 2018 raid on several businesses at Markham's Pacific Mall, York police have charged eight people in relation to a seizure of counterfeit goods.

  Crime

  May 28, 2019
  
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• York police raid Toronto-area mall in counterfeit goods probe

  York Regional Police said search warrants were carried out at several shops inside the Pacific Mall in Markham on Wednesday.

  Crime

  Jun 27, 2018
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• ‘It’s not a victimless crime’: counterfeit goods hurt the economy. So speak up, Crime Stoppers says

  "People who sell counterfeit goods are not paying taxes, they're not employing people."

  Consumer

  Apr 23, 2018
• Canadian mall tackles counterfeit, pirated good sales after U.S. report

  A Toronto-area mall's management says they're taking measures to stop imitation goods from being sold there after a U.S. government report claimed it was among the world's most notorious sources of such products.

  Canada

  Feb 20, 2018
• Canadian mall one of world’s most notorious sources of counterfeit goods: U.S. report

  Pacific Mall, a predominantly Chinese-Canadian shopping centre in Markham, Ont., is one of 18 brick-and-mortar locations and 25 online retailers named by the U.S. Office of the Trade Representative in its annual review of so-called "notorious markets."

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2018
• Toronto police seize $2.5M of counterfeit goods in Project Lucky Chan probe

  A Toronto police investigation nicknamed Project Lucky Chan has led to the seizure of $2.5 million worth of counterfeit goods.

  Crime

  Dec 9, 2016
• Monkey meat and painted olives top Interpol’s fake food seizure list

  It reads like the world's worst menu, but is actually Interpol's annual tally of toxic and counterfeit food seized by police agencies across the world.

  Lifestyle

  Mar 30, 2016
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• $12 million in counterfeit goods seized in Project Pace II investigation

  Toronto police have announced that they have seized $12 million worth of counterfeit goods following a series of investigations in the Greater Toronto Area.

  Crime

  Dec 1, 2015