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B14m of fake cosmetics, brand bags seized

FDA Food and Drug Administration Police Samut Prakan Bangkok
A consumer protection police officer examines boxes of fake products found in a warehouse in Samut Prakan's Bang Phli district on Feb 7. (Photo supplied)

Falsely labelled toothpaste, cosmetics and brand-name bags, worth about 14 million baht in total, were seized and a Chinese national arrested by consumer protection police and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials during raids in Bangkok and Samut Prakan last week.

Pol Maj Gen Anan Nanasombat, commander of the Consumer Protection Police Division (CCPD), said the operation followed complaints that falsely branded toothpaste and cosmetics were being stored and packed at three locations for sale online through 18 popular shops.

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