€500,000 worth of counterfeit goods seized

Gardaí attached to Ardee Drugs Unit assisted by local units and officers of the Department of Revenue carried out a search of a house on Bridge Street, Ardee, Co. Louth yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 12th February, 2019) under a Section 25 warrant of the Trades Mark Act, 1996. 

As a result a substantial amount of boxed containers with clothing were seized with brands found to include Adidas, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss and Ralph Lauren, with an estimated street value of €500,000. Some documentation and a large amount of packaging for the resale of the clothing was also seized. 

No arrests were made during the search and investigations are ongoing.