Police seize £1m of counterfeit designer goods in raid on Camden shop

Three people have been arrested with £1m of counterfeit designer goods seized by police in a raid on a north London shop.

Officers found fake bags , watches, sunglasses and belts claiming to be from top designers at the store on Camden High Street.

The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) at City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police Service’s Camden Town Centre team raided the shop on Tuesday.

Three men, aged 24, 25 and 30 years were arrested on suspicion of distributing articles infringing trademarks and money laundering offences.

Detective Sergeant Ben Hobbs, from the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) at City of London Police, said: “Selling counterfeit goods is illegal. Some consumers get conned, some end up with a poor-quality product and the money that runs through the counterfeit goods trade funds organised crime.

“This is the third shop on Camden High Street that our officers, with support from several partner agencies, have cleared of counterfeit stock in the space of three months. The message of these regular raids is clear: if you sell counterfeit goods to the public, you will be held to account for your actions.”

The counterfeit stock seized included 1,143 bags and wallets, 130 watches and 176 sunglasses.

The items were worth a total estimated loss to the retail industry of £1 million.

The raid followed search warrants executed on Camden High Street in June and July 2024 as part of an ongoing operation, in coordination with partners including the Metropolitan Police Service and Camden Council Trading Standards to tackle the counterfeit goods trade in the area.

Those arrested have since been released under investigation.

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