The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three shop owners and distributors suspected of distributing and retailing counterfeit mosquito and insecticide spray products.
Following complaints from Evergreen Chemist Limited, the sole UK importer of the Kill It Insecticides, the police led an operation to confiscate the fake products in Adum and Tech, allegedly sourced from Nigeria.
The suspects face charges, including forging trademarks and defrauding by false pretenses, with potential penalties of up to three years imprisonment or fines.
The joint operation across the Kumasi business district and major markets, including Adum and Tech, aimed to crackdown the growing infiltration of counterfeit goods.
These products acquired at lower prices than the original, were being produced and distributed by unknown persons in neighboring countries, especially Nigeria.
The counterfeit products deceive consumers and undermine public health safety.
