Hong Kong customs officials have intercepted 230,000 suspected counterfeit products worth nearly $20 million, including thousands of fake football jerseys destined for World Cup fans. Authorities say demand for tournament merchandise is fuelling a booming global counterfeit trade.

Hong Kong customs officials have intercepted 230,000 suspected counterfeit products worth nearly $20 million, including thousands of fake football jerseys destined for World Cup…

Hong Kong customs authorities have arrested six people in a crackdown on counterfeit goods linked to the World Cup.

About 230,000 counterfeit items seized in ‘Clean Sheet’ operation, most bound for overseas markets.

Some counterfeit jerseys were so finely made that they were hard to distinguish from authentic team shirts.

The World Cup is due to get underway in Mexico City on Thursday

Los artículos están valuados en 20 millones de dólares

HONG KONG: Just hours before the World Cup kicked off, Hong Kong authorities announced they seized 230,000 suspected counterfeit items worth an estimated $20 million, including…

Según las aduanas, cerca del 80% de los artículos incautados tenían como destino Norteamérica.

HONG KONG (AP) — Just hours before the World Cup kicked off, Hong Kong authorities announced they seized 230,000 suspected counterfeit items worth an estimated $20 million,…

Apenas unas horas antes de que comenzara el Mundial, las autoridades de Hong Kong anunciaron la incautación de 230 mil artículos presuntamente falsificados.

Quase 80% dos itens apreendidos tinham como destino a América do Norte, onde o Mundial será disputados