Faux Chanel confiscated in Jakarta
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The National Police have seized hundreds of counterfeit Chanel products from 13 stores in Mangga Dua and Senen, Jakarta.
The head of the National Police’s special economic crimes division, Sr. Comr. Helmy Santika, said his team carried out a raid on Wednesday after receiving reports from the public in May about the sale of purses, bags, shoes and clothes fraudulently branded as Chanel.
“The Chanel brand is registered at the directorate of intellectual property at the Human Rights and Law Ministry and is also protected under the 2001 law on brands,” Helmy said, as quoted by kompas.com on Friday.
Of the 13 stores, 10 were located at ITC Mangga Dua in North Jakarta and the remaining three at Senen wholesale market in Central Jakarta.
Helmy added that the confiscated items would become case evidence.
After Wednesday’s raid, the police summoned the stores’ owners and attendants as witnesses in the hope of identifying suspects further up the supply chain.
Questions & Answers
Q.Which specific items were among the counterfeit Chanel products confiscated by the police?
Which specific items were among the counterfeit Chanel products confiscated by the police?
The police seized various items including purses, bags, shoes, and clothes. These products were being sold fraudulently branded as Chanel in the raided stores.
Q.How many retail outlets were involved in the police raids for selling fake Chanel goods?
How many retail outlets were involved in the police raids for selling fake Chanel goods?
Police raided 13 stores in total. Ten of these were located in ITC Mangga Dua in North Jakarta, with the remaining three at the Senen wholesale market in Central Jakarta.
Q.What will happen to the counterfeit items that were confiscated during the police operation?
What will happen to the counterfeit items that were confiscated during the police operation?
The confiscated counterfeit items will be kept by the police. They will serve as case evidence for the ongoing investigation into the sale of fraudulently branded Chanel products.
Q.How did the police identify the stores selling the counterfeit Chanel products?
How did the police identify the stores selling the counterfeit Chanel products?
The National Police carried out the raid after receiving reports from the public. These reports, made in May, informed them about the sale of falsely branded Chanel goods.
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