Any tourist coming to Thailand for the first time may be bowled over by the sheer number of ‘fakes’ on the market. Counterfeit copies of brand name watches, clothes, accessories and even medications are a common feature of any Thai market. These are not legal.
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As Thai PBS reports, about 10 million baht’s worth of counterfeit smart phones and accessories have been seized in Bangkok’s Chinatown by the Department of Special Investigation, Thailand’s answer to the FBI.
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Some 20,000 products were presented to the media on Friday and include brands such as Apple, Samsung and Hello Kitty. Representatives for these brands say that ‘fakes’ may be dangerous to users.
Several suspects have been arrested on charges of tax evasion and possessing counterfeit products.
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