Fake goods worth USD 2.63 million seized in southern China

Amid global complaints against shoddy and toxic "Made in China" products, police in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen have seized over 20,000 counterfeit items including shoes, wristwatches and golf gears and arrested five people.Officials of the Shenzhen Industry and Commerce Bureau, after receiving a tip that fake goods were being sold in an office building in the city's Luohuo district, conducted a raid along with the help of police.They found more than 20,000 fake products including suitcases, haute couture, shoes, wristwatches and golf gears in several shops and two warehouses on the 23rd floor of the building, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting local officials.The seized products, pirated big-name brands like LV, Nike, Gucci and Montblanc, are estimated to be worth USD 2.63 million, the report said.Most of the fakes were sold to foreign visitors and tourists from Hong Kong and Macao, who were brought in by tourist guides. Some of the fakes were also wholesaled to another market in the same district.Local police detained five dealers on the scene, and are looking into the sources of the fakes.Hit by a spate of global recalls of shoddy and toxic Chinese products, the government this week declared a four-month "special war" against poor product quality and supervision.Items under the scanner include drugs, agricultural products, pork, processed food, catering sector, import and export products, and other products related to public health such as toys and electric wires.