A joint operation by the Tax Agency and the Guardia Civil

• Two people have been arrested accused of an alleged crime against industrial property

• The garments, high-quality replicas of important brands, would have reached a commercial value in the market of more than six million euros.

June 29, 2022.- The Risk Analysis Unit (UAR) of the Algeciras Customs, made up of Customs Surveillance officials from the Tax Agency and Civil Guards from the Analysis Office and tax investigation (ODAIFI) of the Algeciras Command, a container carrying more than 100,000 counterfeit textile garments has been seized in the facilities of the port of Algeciras.

The agents, within the framework of the risk analysis and inspection tasks carried out daily in the port of Algeciras, detected a container from China, whose contents could not correspond to the declared merchandise.

Given this suspicion, the container was opened, finding inside more than 100,000 textile items from well-known international brands, which would have reached a commercial value in the market of more than six million euros.

The garments, mainly men's underwear and sweaters, were replicas of high quality in their finish, as verified by the agents and later confirmed by the experts of the affected brands, and were intended for sale on the market.

After numerous investigative efforts carried out, the agents have been able to locate the companies responsible for the shipment, whose sole directors have been arrested as alleged perpetrators of a crime against industrial property.

The detainees, along with the proceedings carried out and the effects seized, have been placed at the disposal of the judicial authority.