Dubai Police seize over AED9.3 billion-worth of fake goods in five years

Dubai Police seized more than Dh9.3 billion-worth of fake items over the past five years. 

In a tweet, Dubai Police said its special unit, the Department of Anti-Economic Crime, was able to record as many as 2,235 economic crime cases in the course of the last five years. 

#News | The Department of Anti-Economic Crime at #DubaiPolice has recorded 2,235 economic crime cases over the past five years. The Dep has also made confiscations with an estimated value exceeding 9 billion & 392 million dirhams.#YourSecurityOurHappiness #SmartSecureTogether pic.twitter.com/sr4crTWwDN

— Dubai Policeشرطة دبي (@DubaiPoliceHQ) August 16, 2021

So far this year, the anti-economic crime unit has recorded 315 economic crimes, with more than AED1.73 billion worth of fake items seized. 

Meanwhile, nearly 923,724 counterfeit goods were seized by the UAE Customs sector in 2020.

Ali Saeed Matar Al Neyadi, Commissioner of Customs, and Chairman of the FCA, stressed that combating the smuggling of counterfeit commodities and protecting intellectual property rights are paramount in nationwide customs functions.