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 From Hong Kong's Information Services Department
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October 6, 2006
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Crime
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Seven netted for fake-label pomelo sales

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Customs officers have cracked cases involving the sale of pomelos with forged trademark labels of a Thailand brand, with 530 pomelos seized and seven people arrested.

 

In raids against three shops in Kowloon and on Hong Kong Island, Customs officers seized 530 pomelos, worth about $10,000.

 

Five men and two women aged 24 to 52 were arrested. They are now on bail pending further investigation.

 

Forged trademark labels of a Thailand brand were put on low-quality pomelos. No syndicate activity is believed to have been involved.