KUWAIT: The ministry of commerce and industry's trade control and consumer protection department raided a warehouse in Hawally used to store thousands of T-shirts and sportswear on which logos of international brands were being printed, which is deemed as commercial fraud under local laws. A statement issued by the ministry explained that on monitoring the sale of counterfeit goods in the local market, investigations led to the warehouse, where 7,300 T-shirts with logos of international brands printed on them and 2,083 others ready for printing were stored.

The ministry last week gave merchants selling counterfeit goods three weeks' notice to remove such products off the market and take advantage of the deadline set by the ministry to avoid legal violations and expropriation of goods. The move is part of the ministry's extensive campaign to eliminate fake goods in Kuwait.

By Meshaal Al-Enezi