Fri, 20 Dec, 2013 04:45:46 AM
2 Chinese, 1 Nepali suspected for the import of fake items
FTimes-STT Report, December 20
Customs handout image of counterfeit Windows 7 software disks arrived from China.Photo – Lehtikuva.
The Customs Authority on Thursday said significant amounts of fake Window 7 disks had been exported to the country from China during last Spring and Summer.
The disks, meant to be sent to Germany from Finland, was worth €1.3m, customs sources said.
Sources also said the authorities seized more than 11,000 disks from a house in Turku. Customs officers estimated that the amount of dodged duties could be around €184,000.
Photo – Lehtikuva.
Two Chinese men, aged 28 and 30, and a 23-year old Nepalese man living in Turku had been suspected for the crime.
The men, who are in Finland on study purposes, have admitted to receiving the disks and facilitating their forwarding.
The matter will be dealt by a prosecutor in January.
