Break the line of fake LV bag in China

Recently, the Global Times published an article about the police in Shanghai (China) arrested 62 suspects in the production and distribution line of fake LV bag.

Police seized more than 2,000 fake LV bags / ph: pexels

 Over six months of planning an investigation, authorities confiscated 2,000 fake LV bags and 1,000 pieces of untreated animal skin and 30 devices worth more than $16 million.  Reported on CCTV on September 2, two men with the surname Xu and Zheng were accused of "leading" a counterfeit gang, operating in Guangzhou, Dongguan and Foshan located in Guangdong province, China.

 CCTV News quoted the Shanghai police: "These acts of people group considered as Copyright infringement. This is a criminal gang that participates in the whole counterfeit process of replica designer bags."

The suspects were accused of colluding with an employee in Guangzhou's Louis Vuitton store named Shi, who provided the criminal gang with samples prior to the official release.

 Police said the suspect confessed that the replica designer bags cost only 14-29 USD each to manufacture.  Then, these replica designer bags are distributed by dealers nationwide or sold abroad for 60-110 USD each.

 The gang also inserted sensor chips inside replica designer bags, allowing buyers to check on its website and convince them that the fake cheap designer bags were real.

"Unfortunately, the NFC-scanning chips are not yet in the genuine version of the brand. We condemn all counterfeiting designer replica  under the Louis Vuitton label, which causes influence the brand’s reputation” said the spokesman for Louis Vuitton.  

 Police added that there are many different ways to detect replica designer bags, such as identifying the smell of formaldehyde or that the inner and outer lining have irregular seams.

In early August, a package of fake sports shoes was seized by the US Customs and Border Protection Department (CBP) in the Dallas / Fort Worth port area, Texas (USA) before reaching the hands of the buyers in Mexico.

 The total value of the goods is up to $4 million, including 1,800 pairs of Dior x Air Jordan 1 and hundreds of other Nike sneakers that were counterfeited.  According to the officials, the shipment declared by the carrier comes from Hong Kong (China) includes 60 large boxes of products.

 The counterfeit Nike shoe package was quickly destroyed and involved parties suffered heavy sentences from the US government, as the sale of counterfeit products in this country is strictly prohibited.