25,000 fake trainers intercepted at port

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ALGECIRAS (Agencies) Spanish Customs and the Guardia Civil recently intercepted three containers headed to Lisbon from China via Algeciras that contained 25,428 pairs of fake Hogan trainers with a value of €7,628,400. On detecting the possibility that the containers held counterfeit merchandise, they were opened and a specialist was called in to identify it. The expert certified that these were indeed fake shoes, which led to the containers and their cargo being confiscated.