This National Police Left Malaga A crime plan dedicated Cell phone repair with pirated components imported from Asia. adds operation 47 detainees alleged involvement in crimes against industrial property and membership of a criminal organization. as you may have learned Opinionincluding franchise managers broken appleIt is famous for offering very competitive prices. terminal repairand company klicphonespecialized spare parts sales mainly from China and Hong Kong.
Operation Rotten allowed the National Police Retrieve 14,000 fake partsfirst of all screens, cameras, batteries and other components that will be copies according to the inquiry almost identical in appearance to the originals, although of lower quality. “These pieces of fraud May reproduce the proprietary designs of well-known brands without permission The phone violates industrial property rights,” the Provincial Police Department said in a statement.
This investigation finally started 2020 around Launch of counterfeit parts for mobile phones in Spain. This led to an audit of the company from Malaga, which is dedicated to the nationwide distribution of these components, and which also includes another leading smartphone repair company among its customers. agents found links between the leaders of both institutions and investigation economic-patrimonial managed to connect both companiesAn extensive network of owned and franchised stores with owners and branches in all provinces of Andalusia and other parts of the country.
Affiliated agents Colleagues from the Group II Economic Crimes and Asset Investigations and Asset Locating Group (IPLA)both made cautious raids on several people from the Malaga Provincial Police Station. Malaga industrial sites and they observed that on some ships exposed materials with great grace due to minor changes to proprietary designs, reproduce trademark registrations without permission. In various transactions carried out, representatives of affected brands which confirmed the frauds.
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Analysis of the supplier’s economic information showed that it made its purchases in Asia and then distributed parts to the parent company and all its branches in Spain. “Expert reports prepared by the organization Scientific Police confirms components used in repairs are counterfeitIn total, agents identified 47 people involved and arrested, including the suspected leaders of the two companies.
At the stage of exploitation, they executed 35 audits in workplaces owned and franchised by the leading repair company in all provinces of Andalusia, also at different points in Murcia, Valladolid, Alcoy (Alicante), Sestao (Vizcaya), Gijón (Asturias) and Zaragoza. has been implemented Recordings at the homes of network leaders in Malaga and TorremolinosIntervention in cash of 14,402 euros and action for the precautionary seizure of 156,497 euros in bank accounts, two properties, one of which is a luxury, and a vehicle.