Fake Chanel perfume seller fined
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A shop in the Central Highlands has been fined VND50.5 million (US$2,100) for selling counterfeit Chanel and Lancome perfumes and sunscreen through Facebook livestream.
The shop in Pleiku, Gia Lai Province, was busted during a livestream session, the local police said.
They had been monitoring the shop for some time, and during the raid found 300 bottles of perfumes labeled Chanel and 118 purporting to be Lancome besides 204 sunscreen tubes with the latter’s label.
The police checked all the documents the shop provided and established that the products were fake.
They also found 440 breath refresher bottles without invoices.
The shop was fined VND50.5 million for selling fake goods, violating intellectual property rights and trading cosmetics of unknown origin.
All the fakes were confiscated and will be destroyed.
Questions & Answers
Q.What items were found by the police during their investigation?
What items were found by the police during their investigation?
Police discovered 300 bottles of perfume labelled Chanel, 118 bottles purporting to be Lancome, and 204 tubes of Lancome sunscreen. They also found 440 breath refresher bottles that lacked invoices.
Q.What specific violations led to the shop's fine?
What specific violations led to the shop's fine?
The shop was fined for selling counterfeit goods, infringing intellectual property rights, and trading cosmetics whose origin could not be verified. These violations resulted in the VND50.5 million penalty.
Q.What will happen to the counterfeit products that were confiscated?
What will happen to the counterfeit products that were confiscated?
All the fake Chanel and Lancome perfumes and sunscreens that were seized during the raid will be destroyed. This is a standard procedure for confiscated counterfeit goods.
Q.Where is the shop located that was fined for selling fake goods?
Where is the shop located that was fined for selling fake goods?
The shop is located in Pleiku, which is in Gia Lai Province, within the Central Highlands region. It was operating from this location when it was busted during a Facebook livestream.
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