Two charged with counterfeiting after Belfast raid

Police in Northern Ireland have charged two men with counterfeiting after a raid in Belfast.

Police in Northern Ireland have charged two men with counterfeiting after a raid in Belfast.

Officers from the Organised Crime squad visited an estate in Rathcoole on the
outskirts of north Belfast and seized counterfeit goods.

Three men were arrested and two of them were charged.

A PSNI spokesperson said the third man has been reported with a view to prosecution.

The raid was organised in co-operation with European Leisure and Software
Publishers Association (ELSPA), a Federation Against Copyright Theft and music
industry body BPI.

PA

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