The Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza of Naples, at the end of an investigation coordinated by the Neapolitan Public Prosecutor's Office, has reported 22 individuals belonging to a structured organization dedicated to trademark counterfeiting.
In particular, i Green Basques of the Pronto Impiego Group have dismantled a "counterfeit supply chain" by seizing, between the Neapolitan neighborhoods of Secondigliano, Pendino, Vasto, Pianura and the municipalities of Giugliano in Campania and Casalnuovo di Napoli, over half a million items of counterfeit clothing, accessories and labels, 17 clandestine factories and warehouses and 873 machines.
The investigation began with the identification of irregular laboratories for the production, assembly and packaging of fake clothing and the subsequent discovery of supply sites for “neutral garments” (without a brand), on which the counterfeit logos and labels of well-known brands were placed (including LOUIS VUITTON, CHANEL, LACOSTE, FENDI, GUCCI, ARMANI, ADIDAS, COLMAR), the latter also produced in clandestine printing shops.
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The factories were organized with machinery (typographic plotters, heat presses and professional sewing machines) and people capable of following all the economic steps, from production to the marketing of the fake goods, the latter intended both for direct sale to buyers and on stalls inside the “Maddalena” market located in the heart of Naples.
Furthermore, during the investigations, it was discovered that 2 clandestine laboratories were obtaining electricity through illegal connections to the public grid using the “by-pass” system, which allowed electricity to be used without the consumption being recorded on the meters.
The market value of the seized goods amounts to approximately 6 million euros.
The operation is part of the measures to combat commercial abuse and counterfeiting, which is mainly aimed at dismantling the counterfeit supply chain and removing supply channels.
Article published on 21 April 2021 - 07:32
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