Over RM3.5mil worth of seized counterfeit goods disposed of
SHAH ALAM: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has disposed of over RM3.5mil worth of seized counterfeit goods at the Bukit Raja Exhibits Storage here.
Its Selangor director Mohd Zuhairi Mat Radey said this involved goods related to 64 cases that have completed their court processes between January 2024 and May 2025 and is the largest for the state in the past five years.
"Disposed items include 41,000 self-care products, 4,000 clothing accessories, 4,370 watches and clothing items, 11,900 pairs of shoes and sandals and 300 motorcycle accessories," he told reporters on Tuesday (June 24), adding that other items disposed include electrical appliances and equipment used in misappropriation of controlled items, such as pumps, flow meters, connecting hoses and intermediate bulk containers with an estimated value of RM250,000.
The cases linked to the disposed items include those under the Trademarks Act 2019, the Control of Supplies Act 1961, the Copyright Act 1987, the Direct Sales and Anti-Pyramid Scheme Act 1993 as well as the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011, he added. – Bernama
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