Hong Kong customs officers conducted a strike-and-search operation and successfully smashed a Mong Kok counterfeit ring this week.
A Customs spokesman said 2600 items were seized during the operation at a Tung Choi St address, with the goods estimated to be worth about $2.5 million.
“After an in-depth investigation, Customs raided one fixed hawker pitch, an upstairs showroom, and one storage and one mobile storage trolley with suspected counterfeit goods in Mong Kok yesterday,” Customs said in a statement.
The seized goods included watches, handbags and leather goods and two tablets for displaying photos of suspected counterfeit goods.
Two men and a woman, aged between 22 and 37, were arrested. They were suspected of selling counterfeit goods to which forged trademarks had been applied, in contravention of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance. The investigation is  ongoing.
Divisional commander (Intellectual Property General Investigation), Phoebe Wong said Customs would continue taking stringent enforcement action against counterfeiting activities.
“Members of the public are advised to purchase at shops with good reputations.”
She also reminded traders that sale of counterfeit goods was “a serious crime and liable to criminal sanctions”.
Under the Trade Descriptions Ordinance, it is an offence to sell or possess for sale any goods with a forged trademark. Upon conviction, offenders are liable to a maximum penalty of imprisonment for five years and a fine of $500,000.