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Zac Sherratt

Fake World Cup kits worth up to £82,000 seized in Newcastle sting

A wannabe-Del Boy has scored an own goal after officers caught him trying to peddle thousands of pounds worth of knock-off World Cup kits.

The dodgy salesman bought 1,300 fake strips from abroad but his counterfeit operation was halted by trading standards officers when they searched his Newcastle home.

The officers estimated the haul of counterfeit goods, had they been genuine, were worth in the region of £82,000. Their street value is an estimated £35,000.

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