Illegal deliveries of falsified perfumes from Poland to Russia stopped

The Interior Ministry department for economic security has exposed a Moscow company that illegally imported falsified low-quality perfumes from Poland and sold them on a large scale in Russia. The press service of the department told Interfax on Monday that the sale of the falsified perfumes using the trademarks of well-known Russian and foreign cosmetics' companies was registered in over 30 territories of the Russian Federation. During searches in warehouses department officers seized over 1.2 million bottles of clearly counterfeit perfumes and eau de toilette worth 150 million rubles. "Thirty three counterfeit stamps of the Economic Development Ministry, the Moscow city education department, the Federal Testing Agency, the representative office of Procter & Gamble, transportation and trading companies of Russia, Great Britain, France, Belgium, Germany and Ukraine were seized that had been used for legalizing deals and documenting forged certificates of conformity," the press service said.

A criminal case of illegal use of trademarks was opened. ml

Source:interfax.ru