Large quantity of counterfeit goods of famous brands detected

The scene of the "magic" of product expiration dates at the time of police inspection.

Specifically, at 9:30 a.m. on June 17, the Economic and Official Crime Investigation Police Team (Binh Chanh District Police) coordinated with Vinh Loc A Commune Police to inspect the warehouse at address D12/19, Group 6, Hamlet 4A, Vinh Loc A Commune, Binh Chanh District.

Through inspection, the police discovered that two subjects, Vo Thanh Tan and Huynh Thi Thuy Trang, were directing five people, including Ly Cong Khiem (born in 2000, from Soc Trang province); Truong Kha Minh (born in 1999), Le Anh Hao (born in 2004), Huynh Minh Tri (born in 2003), Pham Van Teo (born in 1996), all residing in Tra Vinh province, to produce counterfeit products of TH milk, CCCL soft drinks, LT fish sauce and SL dishwashing liquid of famous brands.

Authorities inspected and discovered subjects editing famous branded foods.

Accordingly, the above products have expired but have been scraped and edited by the subjects to have a new expiration date with very sophisticated and difficult to detect tricks to continue to release them to the market for sale to consumers.

During the investigation and fight against the subjects, the authorities quickly discovered that To Khanh Xuyen (born in 1987, residing in Vinh Long province), the mastermind and owner of the department store at 6 Trinh Quang Nghi, Ward 7, District 8, Ho Chi Minh City, also committed similar acts, directly producing milk products, soft drinks, and fish sauce that were counterfeit in terms of the use value of famous brands on the market.

Based on the nature and large quantity of seized food products, the subjects erased and reprinted expiration dates such as TH milk, CCCL soft drinks, LT fish sauce, including: 315 cartons (48 boxes/carton, 110ml/box) of strawberry-flavored milk; 45 cartons (12 bottles/carton, 600ml/bottle) of fish sauce; 2,600 bottles of soft drinks with a volume of 390ml/bottle and 300 bottles of soft drinks with a volume of 600ml/bottle.

Currently, Binh Chanh District Police continue to consolidate documents and evidence and handle the case according to the law.

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