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The customs force in Lang Son has just discovered and handled 4 cases of transit goods with signs of intellectual property rights infringement with a total value of nearly 1.5 billion VND. Currently, the police investigation agency of Lang Son Provincial Police has issued a decision to prosecute the case. Download Customs discovered and seized many shipments of counterfeit goods labeled Adidas, Nike, Asics, Alexander McQueen, Louis Vuitton, New Balance; imitation leather handbags labeled Chanel, Hermes; Counterfeit Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet and Cartier wristwatches On May 21, the Customs Department (Ministry of Finance) said: Professional units have consecutively discovered, arrested and handled 4 cases of transit goods with signs of intellectual property rights infringement in Lang Son area. The cases were deployed during the implementation of Official Dispatch No. 38/CD-TTg of the Prime Minister on strengthening the fight and prevention. Prevent smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods and goods that infringe intellectual property rights. At the same time, the customs force also implemented thematic plans and guiding documents on strengthening control at the border gate area. According to the Customs Department, specifically at the Lang Son route, the Anti-Smuggling Control Team No. Thereby, the authorities discovered a large number of counterfeit goods with famous brands. In the first case, the authorities inspected a transit shipment registered on April 5, 2026 and discovered 6 groups of goods infringing intellectual property rights. Exhibits include hundreds of bearings labeled KOYO, many chargers, charging cords, and headphones branded IPHONE and SAMSUNG. In addition, the customs agency also discovered many used IPHONE phones that both showed signs of counterfeit brands and were on the list of prohibited imports. The total value of counterfeit goods in this case was determined to be more than 529 million VND. Notably, in addition to the evidence of intellectual property violations, the authorities also discovered hundreds of used phones banned from import, including many lines of IPHONE 11 and IPHONE 15. Next, on May 7, Anti-Smuggling Control Team No. 1 coordinated with Huu Nghi International Border Gate Customs to inspect, and the authorities discovered 17 packages of fake goods from famous brands such as Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Nike and Charles & Keith. Exhibits include 4,100 belts, 200 pairs of shoes and 50 handbags with fake brands. The total value of infringing goods in this case is more than 351 million VND. Huu Nghi international border gate customs also inspected the transit shipment registered on May 10 and discovered hundreds of pairs of sports shoes branded NIKE, PUMA and many imitation leather handbags branded HERMES. The total value of counterfeit goods is nearly 90 million VND. Meanwhile, the fourth case was presided over by the Customs Enforcement Team of Region VI Customs Branch in coordination with relevant units to inspect all transit shipments of this enterprise. The results showed that there were thousands of counterfeit products of world-famous brands. The discovered exhibits included 2,455 pairs of shoes and sandals labeled Adidas, Nike, Asics, Alexander McQueen, Louis Vuitton, New Balance; 567 imitation leather handbags labeled Chanel and Hermes; 502 fake Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet and Cartier wristwatches. In addition, the authorities also discovered many undeclared items with both fake trademarks and Made in Vietnam origin, including plastic sandals labeled Crocs and Adidas. The total value of counterfeit goods in this shipment is more than 525 million VND. According to the Customs Department, during the investigation and verification process, the units realized that the case showed signs of violating criminal law, so they coordinated to transfer the file to the Investigation Police Department of Lang Son Provincial Police for further handling according to their authority. By May 17, all information related to 4 cases of transit goods showed signs of intellectual property rights infringement with a total value of nearly 1.5 billion VND has been transferred to the investigation agency. Currently, the Police Investigation Agency of Lang Son Provincial Police has issued a decision to prosecute the case and prosecute the accused related to acts of infringing industrial property rights according to Clause 2, Article 226 of the Penal Code for the above mentioned enterprise. Mr. Minh See moreCustoms continuously discovered many shipments of counterfeit Nike and Adidas goods See moreCustoms arrested tens of thousands of goods infringing on intellectual property See moreCustoms industry must speed up reform and transformation numberSee moreA series of copyright infringement cases prosecuted: Ministry of Public Security tightens handling of violations in the digital environment
