Govt tightens screws on counterfeits

THE government is prosecuting more than 200 cases as it moves to halt the influx of counterfeit products smuggled through the country’s porous borders.

According to the Industry and Commerce ministry’s taskforce on business malpractices, the government is intensifying the crackdown on counterfeit products.

In a statement yesterday, the government said work to stop smuggling and the sale of counterfeit goods continued, leaving no one and no place behind.

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