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Probe starts for cut-price counterfeiters

By Michael Kavanagh

Published: July 18 2009 03:43 | Last updated: July 18 2009 03:43

Once it was luxury brands such as L’Oréal, Gucci and Jimmy Choo that had most to fear from counterfeiting.

However, the speed and scale with which counterfeiters – often based in China – can replicate fake versions of top-selling goods is moving the battle to lower-ticket items.

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