Around £500,000 of fake football shirts, clothing, shoes, furniture and cigarettes were seized from a car boot. Fake Rolexes and shirts from Manchester United and Arsenal were among the 1,579 knock-off products that were seized from stall holders.
Investigators said the goods would have been worth around £530,000 if they were genuine. It comes after police and Trading Standards officers swooped on a car boot in Swanley, Kent, on Sunday.
Kent County Council, along with police and the Anti-Counterfeiting Group made the seizures. Clive Phillips, Kent County Council Trading Standards operations manager, said today (Thurs): “The sale of counterfeit products undermines local legitimate businesses and will not be tolerated.
