On Thursday 21 August 2025 together with a team from the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) raided eBay “quality vendor” screen printer / manufacturing facility in Manchester Investigations started in 2023 where we made a covert visit and recorded them manufacturing, despite official warnings from Manchester Trading Standards they continued trading on eBay. Search…

On Wednesday 6 August 2025 together with a team from Brent Trading Standards; TRAP partners Surelock raided a large screen print factory / warehouse in Brent Cross NW London. This was a prolific supplier to many retail outlets all over UK especially Camden. Thousands of pounds worth of counterfeit T-shirts and transfers, computers and sophisticated…

After a great deal of work, TRAP’s partner Surelock have established an ongoing relationship with the local authority covering Camden. This partnership will involve a greater level of cooperation in order to tackle the persistent issue of the sale of counterfeit goods in the borough. Music merchandise suffers alongside many designer brands and sports teams.…

MULTIPLE eBAY SELLER RAIDED Our thanks to Hillingdon Trading Standards by successfully concluding a long running Surelock investigation into multiple eBay sites selling / manufacturing music artists merchandise and other famous trademarked items, on behalf of our clients Hundreds of infringing T-shirts and computer / printing equipment seized.

TRAP partners Surelock successfully concluded a long standing investigation, into a prolific online seller / manufacturer of counterfeit music merchandise, who together with officers from Somerset Trading Standards and South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) searched an address in Weston Super Mare and found a highly sophisticated computerised setup, printing infringing merchandise to order.…

On behalf of TRAP, a joint operation involving Rochdale and Salford Trading Standards, Greater Manchester Police, HM Immigration Service and Lighthouse Security. A manufacturing facility in Rochdale and Wholesale Distribution Warehouse in Salford were raided simultaneously with 1000’s of counterfeit posters and 3D Images seized, infringing on the rights of international music artists, films and…

Juri Frolov from Derbyshire was prosecuted in September 2023 after an investigation that lasted 4 years. TRAP partners Surelock were instrumental in providing evidence and worked with local trading standards. During initial raids merchandise featuring Michael Jackson, Kylie Minogue, Linkin Park, Katy Perry, Pink Floyd was found alongside other counterfeit branded goods. At Derby Combined…

TRAP Partner Surelock’s Brand Protection Team working together with Camden Trading Standards and the dedicated Security Team for Stables Market carried out a training session to educate on possible infringements of potential counterfeit goods being sold.This training was followed with a tour of the market, visiting 17 premises where thousands of counterfeits were taken off…

Christmas shoppers are being urged against buying bargain designer products as gifts, after police seized an estimated £1 million worth of counterfeit goods during raids on Camden High Street, north London. Approximately 4,000 counterfeit items were seized from four shops on 12 December 2023 by the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) at City of…

Trademark & Rights Owners Against Piracy (TRAP)’s agents, Surelock, were instrumental in an important action against the sale of counterfeit product in Camden last month. After an extensive covert reconnaissance of Camden Town that had been carried out by Surelock in March, a major counterfeit problem in the area was identified & local trading standards were…